Boys' name · since 1964
Jamon
2,742 babies named Jamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,742
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,742 babies have been named Jamon since 1964, making it today's #7795 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamon has been recorded 2,742 times among boys since 1964, currently ranked #7795 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,795 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,742 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamon ranks #2,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,795 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,742 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,742
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamon's 2,742 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jamon compares
2,742 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,742 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamon's full recorded timeline at 1996, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jamon popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1978 (Jamon as girls' name)
Jamon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (755 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Jamon's strongest decade.
755 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jamon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
374 births
- 1980s
1980s
481 births
- 1990s
1990s
689 births
- 2000s
2000s
755 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 755 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jamon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamon's total volume
Jamon by state
Where Jamon concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 164 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 134 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 116 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 101 | 3.7% |
| #5 | California | | 88 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 70 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 39 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 38 | 1.4% |
164 of 2,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jamon appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamon's data
- Jamon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (755 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jamons (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jamon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Jamon 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.