Boys' name · since 1979
Jimmel
22 babies named Jimmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jimmel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimmel has been recorded 22 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 1997.
- #28,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimmel ranks #28,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jimmel's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jimmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jimmel's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jimmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jimmel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Jimmel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jimmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Jimmel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Jimmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1979–1997 (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 Jimmel 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.