Recorded 1990–2013 Boys' name Peak 1991 118 births

Quamel — boys' name

118 babies named Quamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s712000s302010s17
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Quamel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Quamel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Quamel between 1990 and 2013, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quamel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quamel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Quamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quamel 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 118 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.

Quamel at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

118

Since 1990

24 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1990

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2013

Quamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1990

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 20132010200620041999199619921990 10

Quamel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 60% of Quamel's all-time total
1990s712000s302010s17

Quamel by state

Where Quamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
39 33.1%
New York share of Quamel's total US births 33.1%

39 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quamel?
118 babies have been named Quamel since 1990. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Quamel most popular?
Quamel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Quamel most popular?
The top states for the name Quamel are New York (39 births).
How long has the name Quamel been used?
Quamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 24 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Quamel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quadir, Quan, Quade, Quaid, 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, 1990–2013 (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.