Boys' name · since 1983
Jamual
34 babies named Jamual in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
34 boys have been named Jamual since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamual recorded 34 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1999.
- #24,925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamual ranks #24,925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamual's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamual's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1999
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Jamual by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Jamual's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jamual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamual: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1983–1999 (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 Jamual 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.