Boys' name · since 1927
Jamis
Jamis has 278 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
278 boys have been named Jamis since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamis recorded 278 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2024.
- #11,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 278 born since 1927
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamis ranks #11,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1927, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamis's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamis splits its recorded history at 2002: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Jamis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jamis's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jamis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Jamis's decade-level peak was the 2010s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jamis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.