Girls' name · since 1953

Jazelle

Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 3,180 babies named Jazelle, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,475 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,418 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,180
born since 1953
2010s
peak decade

3,180 babies have been named Jazelle since 1953, making it today's #2418 girls' name.

Jazelle has 3,180 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2418 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.

  • #3,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,418 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,180 born since 1953
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jazelle ranks #3,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,180 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,475 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,418 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,180
born since 1953
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86%
Jazelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jazelle's 3,180 recorded births place it above 95.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jazelle compares

3,180 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Jazelle's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jazelle Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,180 376 567,345
Peak-year births 185 21 19,840

Jazelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jazelle's full recorded timeline at 2003, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 185 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jazelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
185
Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
050100150200 195319871993199920052011201720232025 74

Jazelle by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,572 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Jazelle's strongest decade.

1,572 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Jazelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,572 births (49% of all-time use).

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

How Jazelle 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 Jazelle's total volume

Jazelle vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 6.8%-26, 9.6%-137, 2.9%-68, 3.8%-26, 11.1%-64, 4.6%-144, 1.8%-53, 10.7%-57, 4.8%-31, 27.5%-146, 1.9%-34, 7.1%-60, 4.3%-108, 2.4%-115, 10.1%Jazelle-73, 5.8%Jazelle
Jazelle vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jazelle by state

Where Jazelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jazelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
554 17.4%
#2 Texas
501 15.8%
#3 Florida
189 5.9%
#4 New York
109 3.4%
#5 Illinois
105 3.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
83 2.6%
#7 North Carolina
66 2.1%
#8 Georgia
60 1.9%
California share of Jazelle's total US births 17.4%
Even split

554 of 3,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Jazelle appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jazelle?
Since 1953, Social Security records show 3,180 babies named Jazelle. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,475 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,418 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 185 births.
Where does Jazelle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jazelle ranks #3,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jazelle most popular?
Jazelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,572 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jazelle most popular?
The top states for the name Jazelle are California (554 births), Texas (501 births), Florida (189 births).
How long has the name Jazelle been used?
The SSA has tracked Jazelle since 1953 -- 73 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jazelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jazmin, Jazmine, Jazlyn, Jazmyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jazelle's data

  • Jazelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,572 total births) through the 2020s (553) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jazelles (554 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 Jazelle: 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, 1953–2025 (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 Jazelle 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.