Boys' name · since 1950

Jamse

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.

#21,243 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1950
1950s
peak decade

Jamse is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 1950.

Social Security Administration records show Jamse recorded 57 times among boys since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1965.

  • #21,243 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 1950
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamse ranks #21,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.

#21,243 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1950
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamse's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jamse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jamse's full recorded timeline at 1959, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jamse popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1950195119551956195819591960196219641965 5

Jamse by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (34 births, 60% of the file).

1950s was Jamse's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Jamse births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 34 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamse? ▼
Jamse has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1950, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,243 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1965. 7 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
Where does Jamse sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamse ranks #21,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Jamse's data

  • Jamse's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1960s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jamse

Nearby Names Like Jamse

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jamse

James Boy
#6 5,250,638 births
Jamie Boy
#577 88,654 births
Jameson Boy
#137 61,883 births
Jamal Boy
#1199 33,235 births
Jamison Boy
#786 20,796 births

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Burnes
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jamse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1950–1965 (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 Jamse 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.