Is Jamelle a boy or girl name?

Jamelle is a unisex name. Of the 1,198 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 31.9% were girls and 68.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1980, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Jamelle

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Jamelle was most popular in 1987, when 108 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,127 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,198 people named Jamelle.

Jamelle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamelle’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamelle is a unisex name — 31.9% of the 1,198 Americans given it were girls and 68.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1980 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org