Recorded 1973–2008 Boys' name Peak 1980 149 births

Jemell — boys' name

149 babies named Jemell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s651990s462000s25

The verdict

149 boys have been named Jemell since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

149
total births
1973–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jemell was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jemell in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jemell

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Jemell between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jemell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jemell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jemell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jemell 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 149 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.

Jemell at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

149

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1980

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jemell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1980)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20082002199419901986198319801973 7

Jemell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 44% of Jemell's all-time total
1970s131980s651990s462000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jemell?
149 babies have been named Jemell since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1980 with 10 births.
When was Jemell most popular?
Jemell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Jemell been used?
Jemell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jemell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jemal, Jemel, Jemar, Jemari, 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, 1973–2008 (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.