Jamon
Jamon was the 7898th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1094th; the most babies were born in 1999 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,902 places. More babies were named Jamon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,898 boys, down 3,290 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199994 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,748babies recorded
Jamon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,898 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4,608 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,365 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,547 | 78 |
| 1990 | #1,401 | 64 |
| 1980 | #1,150 | 63 |
| 1970 | #2,241 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamon, counting every spelling?
Jamon is a spelling of Jamin, a name family that had 44 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 44 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamin | 34 | #3,403 | 176 |
| Jamon | 10 | #7,898 | 75 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamon?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamon?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Jamon are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 40. That makes Jamon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamon
How popular is the name Jamon?
Jamon was the 7898th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1094th; the most babies were born in 1999 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,902 places. More babies were named Jamon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jamon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jamon in the US.