Boys' name · since 1982
Jessejames
580 babies named Jessejames in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
580 boys have been named Jessejames since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jessejames has 580 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #7,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 580 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessejames ranks #7,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 580 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jessejames's 580 recorded births place it above 84.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jessejames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessejames splits its recorded history at 2006: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessejames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jessejames by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (235 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jessejames's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jessejames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 235 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jessejames compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jessejames's total volume
Jessejames by state
Where Jessejames concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 17.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 7.1% |
104 of 580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jessejames's decade-level peak was the 2000s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessejamess (104 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jessejames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Jessejames 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.