Boys' name · since 1986
Jammel
35 babies named Jammel in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jammel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 35 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Jammel recorded 35 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2010.
- #24,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jammel ranks #24,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jammel's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jammel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jammel's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jammel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2010
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jammel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Jammel's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Jammel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Jammel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Jammel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1986–2010 (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 Jammel 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.