Recorded 1971–1990 Boys' name Peak 1980 169 births

Jemaine — boys' name

169 babies named Jemaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s861990s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jemaine was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jemaine in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jemaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Jemaine between 1971 and 1990, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jemaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jemaine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jemaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jemaine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jemaine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 169 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jemaine at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

169

Since 1971

20 years of records

Peak year

1980

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1971

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jemaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1971

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19901987198419811978197519721971 7

Jemaine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 51% of Jemaine's all-time total
1970s781980s861990s5

Jemaine by state

Where Jemaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jemaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.6%
New York share of Jemaine's total US births 3.6%

6 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jemaine?
169 babies have been named Jemaine since 1971. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 15 births.
When was Jemaine most popular?
Jemaine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jemaine most popular?
The top states for the name Jemaine are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jemaine been used?
Jemaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 20 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jemaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jemal, Jemel, Jemar, Jemarcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.