Unisex name · since 1958
Jammy
Jammy has 332 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 332
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jammy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 332 recorded since 1958.
Jammy has 332 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2011.
- #10,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 332 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jammy ranks #10,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 332 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 332
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jammy's 332 recorded births place it above 77.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Jammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jammy's full recorded timeline at 1980, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jammy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2011
- Peak year (1976)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jammy popularity over time - girls
130 total births recorded since 1962 (Jammy as girls' name)
Jammy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (179 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Jammy's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 179 births (54% of all-time use).
Jammy by state
Where Jammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 332 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jammy's data
- Jammy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Jammys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jammy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1958–2011 (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 Jammy 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.