Boys' name · since 1994
Japaul
11 babies named Japaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Japaul since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Japaul has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2003.
- #33,599 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Japaul ranks #33,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Japaul's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Japaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Japaul splits its recorded history at 2003: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Japaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2003
- Peak year (1994)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Japaul by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Japaul's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Japaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Japaul's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Japaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1994–2003 (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 Japaul 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.