Boys' name · since 1975
Jamus
Jamus has 98 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
98 boys have been named Jamus since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamus recorded 98 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2014.
- #17,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamus ranks #17,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamus's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamus's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2014
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jamus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Jamus's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jamus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jamus's data
- Jamus's decade-level peak was the 1970s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1975–2014 (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 Jamus 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.