Masculine dossier · first seen 1950

Jamel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jamel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1988

Peak era

1988

Peak rank proxy

360

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1950Peak 19882024

Peak year

1988

Decline from peak

87.5%

2024

All-time

11,178

Jamel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1988, when 360 boys were named Jamel.

In 2024, only 45 boys were given the name.

Down 87.5% from its peak.

All told, about 11,178 Americans have been named Jamel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1950.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1988

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