Boy or Girl

Is Jamon a boy or girl name?

Jamon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Jamon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,738 US babies named Jamon were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#5,517
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jamon since 1964
2,738
Most popular year
1999
94 babies
Babies named Jamon each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jamon from 1964 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0255075100198020002020

Boys and girls named Jamon, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s1800%
1970s37461.6%
1980s48100%
1990s68900%
2000s75500%
2010s32900%
2020s8600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202417#5,5170–
202319#5,1400–
202218#5,2950–
202111#7,3070–
202021#4,6070–
201919#5,0370–
201827#3,9310–
201728#3,8250–
201634#3,3240–
201539#2,9960–
201423#4,3130–
201326#3,9010–
201234#3,2660–
201145#2,6840–
201054#2,3640–
200967#2,0610–
200871#1,9930–
200769#2,0240–
200678#1,7810–
200586#1,5980–
200473#1,7360–
200385#1,5210–
200265#1,7760–
200183#1,4740–
200078#1,5460–
199994#1,2980–
199890#1,3260–
199763#1,6150–
199668#1,4890–
199564#1,4980–
199481#1,2990–
199366#1,4380–
199251#1,6830–
199148#1,7110–
199064#1,4010–
198947#1,6660–
198842#1,6860–
198752#1,4120–
198632#1,8920–
198524#2,2520–
198454#1,2560–
198349#1,3380–
198256#1,2490–
198162#1,1730–
198063#1,1500–
197963#1,1320–
197864#1,0956#8,954
197753#1,2160–
197652#1,1990–
197529#1,7260–
197443#1,3020–
197322#1,9510–
197215#2,4780–
197116#2,4080–
197017#2,2410–
19695#4,6730–
19687#3,5000–
19670–0–
19660–0–
19650–0–
19646#3,8040–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jamon reached #1,095 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #8,954 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.