Recorded 1979–1997 Boys' name Peak 1979 22 births

Jimmel — boys' name

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.

1970s71980s101990s5

The verdict

22 boys have been named Jimmel since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

22
total births
1979–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jimmel was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jimmel in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jimmel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jimmel between 1979 and 1997, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jimmel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jimmel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jimmel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jimmel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jimmel at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

22

Since 1979

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1979

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jimmel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1979

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Jimmel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 45% of Jimmel's all-time total
1970s71980s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jimmel?
22 babies have been named Jimmel since 1979. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Jimmel most popular?
Jimmel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Jimmel been used?
Jimmel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 19 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jimmel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jimmy, Jim, Jimmie, Jimi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.