Jams — boys' name

What the Data Says About Jams

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Jams between 1922 and 1987, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jams currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jams performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jams shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jams 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 158 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.