Recorded 1958–2011 Unisex name Peak 1976 332 births

Jammy — boys' name

332 babies named Jammy in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s411970s1791980s561990s332000s122010s6
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jammy was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jammy in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jammy

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Jammy between 1958 and 2011, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jammy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Jammy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 130 additional births since 1962.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jammy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jammy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jammy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jammy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 332 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jammy at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

332

Since 1958

54 years of records

Peak year

1976

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1958

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jammy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1958

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1976)
27
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 201119941989198419791975197119661958 5

Jammy popularity over time — girls

130 total births recorded since 1962 (Jammy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 130 births
4681012 2008198719811977197119681962 6

Jammy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
179 births that decade — 54% of Jammy's all-time total
1950s51960s411970s1791980s561990s332000s122010s6

Jammy by state

Where Jammy concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jammy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.5%
Alabama share of Jammy's total US births 1.5%

5 of 332 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jammy?
332 babies have been named Jammy since 1958. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1976 with 27 births.
When was Jammy most popular?
Jammy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Jammy most popular?
The top states for the name Jammy are Alabama (5 births).
Is Jammy a unisex name?
Yes, Jammy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 332 births, and as a girl's name it has 130 births.
How long has the name Jammy been used?
Jammy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 54 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jammy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.