Boys' name · since 1978
Jomel
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Jomel, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
68 boys have been named Jomel since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jomel has been recorded 68 times among boys since 1978, 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 1978 to 2007.
- #20,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 68 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jomel ranks #20,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jomel's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jomel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jomel's full recorded timeline at 1996, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jomel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jomel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Jomel's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jomel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Jomel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- 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 Jomel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1978–2007 (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 Jomel 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.