Recorded 1985–2017 Boys' name Peak 1990 167 births

Jamorris — boys' name

167 babies named Jamorris in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

167 boys have been named Jamorris since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

167
total births
1985–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jamorris in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamorris

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Jamorris between 1985 and 2017, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamorris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamorris performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamorris 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 Jamorris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamorris 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 167 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.

Jamorris at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

167

Since 1985

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1985

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jamorris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1985

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 201720082005200119971992198919861985 9

Jamorris by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 37% of Jamorris's all-time total
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Jamorris by state

Where Jamorris concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamorris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 3.0%
Alabama share of Jamorris's total US births 3.0%

5 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamorris?
167 babies have been named Jamorris since 1985. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Jamorris most popular?
Jamorris was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jamorris most popular?
The top states for the name Jamorris are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Jamorris been used?
Jamorris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 33 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jamorris?
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, 1985–2017 (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.