Boys' name · since 1973
Jemell
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.
- #14,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jemell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 149 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemell has been recorded 149 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2008.
- #14,794 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 149 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemell ranks #14,794 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jemell's 149 recorded births place it above 67.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jemell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemell splits its recorded history at 1989: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1980)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jemell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Jemell's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jemell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Jemell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2000s (25) -- 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 Jemell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Jemell 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.