How Many People Are Named Jahmal?
An estimated 1,169 people in the United States have the first name Jahmal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Jahmal peaked in popularity in 1993 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jahmal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jahmal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,169
About 1 in 293,203 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1993
41 births
Total Registered
1,211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jahmal
Jahmal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,211 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jahmal as a male name
Ranked #11,452 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (41 births)
Jahmal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jahmal span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 327 babies were registered. Jahmal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jahmal by Decade
How has Jahmal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jahmal by State
Birth registrations for Jahmal span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Illinois, Louisiana, Florida. On average, about 44 Jahmals were registered per state.
Jahmal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jahmal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jahmal
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Jahmal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jahmal?
We estimate approximately 1,169 people named Jahmal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 293,203 Americans share this first name.
Is Jahmal a common name?
Jahmal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jahmal most popular?
Jahmal reached peak popularity in 1993, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jahmal is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jahmal a male name?
Jahmal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jahmal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jahmal Smith, Jahmal Johnson, Jahmal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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