Recorded 1971–2018 Boys' name Peak 1978 188 births

Jamol — boys' name

188 babies named Jamol in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s691980s661990s402000s82010s5
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jamol was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jamol in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamol

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Jamol between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamol performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamol 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 188 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.

Jamol at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

188

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jamol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 2018199219881984198019751971 6

Jamol by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
69 births that decade — 37% of Jamol's all-time total
1970s691980s661990s402000s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamol?
188 babies have been named Jamol since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Jamol most popular?
Jamol was most popular in the 1970s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jamol been used?
Jamol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jamol?
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, 1971–2018 (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.