Boys' name · since 1967
Jamar
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 15,964 babies named Jamar, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,964
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamar currently ranks #2065 among boys' names in America, with 15,964 babies recorded since 1967.
Jamar has 15,964 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2065 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,065 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,964 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamar ranks #939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,065 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,964 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,964
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamar's 15,964 recorded births place it above 97.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamar compares
15,964 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamar's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,964 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 595 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamar's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 595, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 595
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Jamar popularity over time - girls
73 total births recorded since 1975 (Jamar as girls' name)
Jamar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (4,951 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jamar's strongest decade.
4,951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jamar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 1,709
1970s
1,709 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,951 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,437 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,164 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,046 births
- 2020s 627
2020s
627 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 4,951 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jamar 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 Jamar's total volume
Jamar by state
Where Jamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,442 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,144 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,121 | 7.0% |
| #4 | California | | 970 | 6.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 960 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 892 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 743 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 740 | 4.6% |
1,442 of 15,964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Jamar appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamar's data
- Jamar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (4,951 total births); usage has since declined to 627 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamars (1,442 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 Jamar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Jamar 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.