Jamel

Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784 · #2,765 for boys in 2025, 46 births
Given to boys 96.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#467
1983 · 319 births
Debut · boys
1950
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,225
since 1950

Jamel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jamel has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #467, 1983boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,76546
2024—#2,78946
2023—#2,44155
2022—#2,24364
2021—#1,85383
2020—#1,81582
2019—#1,91777
2018—#1,74488
2017—#1,554105
2016—#1,575104
2015—#1,416121
2014—#1,551103
2013—#1,255139
2012—#1,249141
2011—#1,183149
2010—#1,082178
2009—#973205
2008—#1,041182
2007—#959205
2006—#958194
2005—#879207
2004—#930182
2003#15,7845#861200
2002—#790218
2001—#845191
2000—#801201
1999—#706237
1998—#751214
1997#10,8367#747201
1996#13,5185#667247
1995#8,7669#702227
1994#13,4305#597301
1993#9,5598#615287
1992#10,4797#584307
1991#6,58813#546345
1990#7,30311#519359
1989#12,3625#514347
1988#5,89513#485360
1987#5,92312#486331
1986#4,72416#481328
1985#5,34813#499303
1984#5,53912#500287
1983#5,45712#467319
1982#4,94514#505283
1981#7,4098#549238
1980#4,14818#510276
1979#4,23117#505273
1978#4,67914#472295
1977#5,53211#542235
1976#4,36314#532230
1975#4,14115#593185
1974#6,2588#655151
1973#4,36213#683136
1972#3,71416#83693
1971#5,13610#92078
1970#4,03814#1,37437
1969#3,95813#1,13647
1968#7,0165#1,78820
1967#4,6259#2,24213
1966#6,5645#2,62710
1965—#2,9828
1964#6,7675#2,8549
1963—#3,0448
1962—#3,6406
1961#6,5675#3,0978
1960—#4,0385
1959—#3,9885
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five boys were named Jamel! It came in at #3,681, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1950–1960, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jamel is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #691 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,148 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,573 boysMINew York: #202 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,466 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedINOhio: #654 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,413 boysOHPennsylvania: #530 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,581 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Jamel, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#202 · 1 in 1,466
  2. Michigan#440 · 1 in 6,573
  3. Pennsylvania#530 · 1 in 10,581
  4. Ohio#654 · 1 in 15,413
  5. Illinois#691 · 1 in 11,148

Best ever in a state: #114 in New York, 1983.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#202781 in 1,466
Michigan#440101 in 6,573
Pennsylvania#53071 in 10,581
Ohio#65451 in 15,413
Illinois#69171 in 11,148
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jamel
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 24 spots since 2024 (#2,789 → #2,765)
  • 950 spots since 2020 (#1,815 → #2,765)
  • 1,349 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #2,765)
  • Biggest jump: 454 spots in 1971 (#1,374 → #920)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2010 (#973 → #1,082)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 1983 at #467 (319 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1971–2007
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,317
  • Highest: 1 in 5,317 boys born in 1988 were named Jamel (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 37,132 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #467 in 1983, was only 1 in 5,619 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 27.4% of all boys named Jamel (3,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s15#3,681 (1950)#3,870
1960s134#1,136 (1969)#2,745
1970s1,713#472 (1978)#711
1980s3,072#467 (1983)#500
1990s2,725#519 (1990)#643
2000s1,985#790 (2002)#904
2010s1,205#1,082 (2010)#1,453
2020s376#1,815 (2020)#2,318

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jamel in 1973

girls
#4,362
13 births · 1 in 112,170 girls
boys
#683
136 births · 1 in 11,460 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #4,362Jamel13

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #683Jamel136
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 112,170 of them was named Jamel, which outranked 55.5% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamel
  1. #4,155Zanetta14
  2. #4,155Zipporah14
  3. #4,155Zuleika14
  4. #4,362Jamel13
  5. #4,362Adrina13
  6. #4,362Alane13
  7. #4,362Alesa13
  8. #4,586Abra12
  9. #4,586Adelia12
  10. #4,586Akua12

Tied with 223 names at #4,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 11,460 of them was named Jamel, which outranked 88.4% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamel
  1. #678Torrey138
  2. #681Darron137
  3. #681Taylor137
  4. #683Jamel136
  5. #683Barrett136
  6. #683Nickolas136
  7. #683Quinn136
  8. #688Dusty135
  9. #689Bradly134
  10. #689Brooks134

Tied with 4 names at #683; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →