Jamon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-mon
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Jamon is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
Where does Jamon come from?
Modern: blend of Ja- with Damon or Ramon
Is Jamon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jamon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Jamon, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
2025 had fewer boys named Jamon than any year since 1969.
Half of all the boys named Jamon in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,353 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,980 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,016 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 86 | #1,593 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,510 |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 2001 | 83 | #1,468 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,537 |
| 1999 | 94 | #1,291 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,319 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,486 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,292 |
| 1993 | 66 | #1,426 |
| 1992 | 51 | #1,672 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,390 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,653 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,250 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,326 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,241 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,169 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,145 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,087 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,210 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,290 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
Names like Jamon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason, Jackson, Javon, Jordan, Justin, Jaylen, Tyson, Mason, Colton, Jameson, Jacob, Jayden
Names related to Jamon
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jamon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamon, updated 20 October 2026.