Boys' name · since 1985
Jhamal
56 babies named Jhamal in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 1985–2003
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Jhamal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 56 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhamal has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2003.
- 56 total births
- 1985–2003 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jhamal's 56 recorded births place it above 53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jhamal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jhamal's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jhamal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jhamal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jhamal's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jhamal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Jhamal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1985–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jhamal: Baby Name Since 1985 - 56 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jhamal. 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 Jhamal 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.