Recorded 1950–1965 Boys' name Peak 1959 57 births

Jamse — boys' name

57 babies named Jamse in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

57 boys have been named Jamse since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1965.

57
total births
1950–1965
years on record
1950s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jamse was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jamse in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamse

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Jamse between 1950 and 1965, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamse currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamse performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamse shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamse 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 57 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.

Jamse at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

57

Since 1950

16 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1950

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1965

Jamse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1950

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1965196419621960195919581956195519511950 5

Jamse by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
34 births that decade — 60% of Jamse's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamse?
57 babies have been named Jamse since 1950. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Jamse most popular?
Jamse was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jamse been used?
Jamse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 16 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Jamse?
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, 1950–1965 (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.