Recorded 1978–2007 Boys' name Peak 1989 68 births

Jomel — boys' name

68 babies named Jomel in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s131990s272000s23
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jomel was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jomel in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jomel

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Jomel between 1978 and 2007, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jomel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jomel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jomel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jomel 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 68 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.

Jomel at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

68

Since 1978

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1978

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jomel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1978

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200720052004200119991996199419931991198919881978 5

Jomel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 40% of Jomel's all-time total
1970s51980s131990s272000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jomel?
68 babies have been named Jomel since 1978. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Jomel most popular?
Jomel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jomel been used?
Jomel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 30 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jomel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jomar, Jomari, Jomo, Jomarion, 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, 1978–2007 (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.