How Many People Are Named Jahmel?
An estimated 646 people in the United States have the first name Jahmel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jahmel peaked in popularity in 1997 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jahmel 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 Jahmel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
646
About 1 in 530,579 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
26 births
Total Registered
660
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jahmel
Jahmel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 660 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jahmel as a male name
Ranked #6,275 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (26 births)
Jahmel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jahmel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 185 babies were registered. Jahmel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jahmel by Decade
How has Jahmel 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.
Jahmel by State
Birth registrations for Jahmel span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, New York. On average, about 69 Jahmels were registered per state.
Jahmel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jahmel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jahmel
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jahmel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jahmel?
We estimate approximately 646 people named Jahmel 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 530,579 Americans share this first name.
Is Jahmel a common name?
Jahmel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 660 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jahmel most popular?
Jahmel reached peak popularity in 1997, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jahmel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jahmel a male name?
Jahmel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jahmel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jahmel Smith, Jahmel Johnson, Jahmel 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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