Boys' name · since 1972
Jimel
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Jimel, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 105
- total births
- 1972–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
105 boys have been named Jimel since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimel has been recorded 105 times among boys since 1972, 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 1972 to 2008.
- 105 total births
- 1972–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jimel's 105 recorded births place it above 62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jimel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jimel's full recorded timeline at 1990, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jimel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jimel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jimel's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jimel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Jimel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- 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, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jimel: Baby Name Since 1972 - 105 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jimel. 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 Jimel 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.