Boys' name · since 1982
Joram
Joram has 289 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joram is the #8451 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 289 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Joram recorded 289 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #8451 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,794 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joram ranks #10,794 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 289 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joram's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Joram compares
289 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joram's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joram's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Joram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Joram's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Joram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Joram's data
- Joram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- 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 Joram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Joram 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.