Boys' name · since 1979
Jemelle
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Jemelle, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 1979–2009
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Jemelle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemelle has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1979, 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 1979 to 2009.
- 35 total births
- 1979–2009 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jemelle's 35 recorded births place it above 45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jemelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemelle splits its recorded history at 1988: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2009
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jemelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jemelle's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Jemelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Jemelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jemelle: Baby Name Since 1979 - 35 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jemelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jemelle 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 July 2026.