Jams

Boy · recorded 1922–1987

  • 1987last recorded
  • 1978best year

Most popular in 1978.

Last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Jams.

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Its story

Popularity since 1922

03619221938195519711987

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Jams, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19226
19255
19305
19493
19533
19584
19613
19623
19644
19675
19684
19704
19723
19733
19743
19753
19764
19786
19803
19823
19833
19843
19854
19863
19875

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jams isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1987
9
Rank in 1987
#4,573
How rare
1 in 207,442 boys
Since 1922
158

Jams was last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1978, at 6 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Jams doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.