Girls' name · since 1986
Jazel
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 672 babies named Jazel, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jazel is the #12299 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 672 recorded since 1986.
Jazel has 672 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12299 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 672 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jazel ranks #9,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 672 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jazel's 672 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jazel compares
672 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jazel's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jazel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 672 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jazel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jazel splits its recorded history at 2007: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jazel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jazel popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 2005 (Jazel as boys' name)
Jazel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (279 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Jazel's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jazel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 279 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jazel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jazel's total volume
Jazel by state
Where Jazel concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 97 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 10.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
97 of 672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jazel's data
- Jazel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jazels (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jazel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 1986–2025 (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 Jazel 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.