How Many People Are Named Jamon?
An estimated 2,658 people in the United States have the first name Jamon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jamon peaked in popularity in 1999 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamon 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 Jamon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,658
About 1 in 128,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
94 births
Total Registered
2,738
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamon
Jamon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,738 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Jamon as a male name
Ranked #5,517 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (94 births)
Jamon as a female name
Ranked #8,954 in 1978
6 female births in 1978
Peak: 1978 (6 births)
Jamon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 755 babies were registered. Jamon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamon by Decade
How has Jamon 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.
Jamon by State
Birth registrations for Jamon span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Tennessee, Indiana, Pennsylvania. On average, about 53 Jamons were registered per state.
Jamon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jamon
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jamon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamon?
We estimate approximately 2,658 people named Jamon 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 128,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamon a common name?
Jamon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,738 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamon most popular?
Jamon reached peak popularity in 1999, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamon is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamon a male name?
Jamon is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamon Smith, Jamon Johnson, Jamon 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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