Boys' name · since 1974
Jahmar
550 babies named Jahmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 550
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 550 have been recorded since 1974.
Jahmar has 550 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #7,445 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 550 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmar ranks #7,445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 550 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 550
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmar's 550 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahmar's full recorded timeline at 2001, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jahmar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Jahmar's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jahmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jahmar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jahmar's total volume
Jahmar by state
Where Jahmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
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What to do with Jahmar's data
- Jahmar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahmars (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahmar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.