Boys' name · since 1975
Jamarcus
Jamarcus has 5,638 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,638
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,638 babies have been named Jamarcus since 1975, making it today's #3993 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarcus has been recorded 5,638 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #3993 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,993 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,638 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarcus ranks #1,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,993 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,638 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,638
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamarcus's 5,638 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jamarcus compares
5,638 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Jamarcus's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamarcus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,638 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 301 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamarcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamarcus's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 301, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamarcus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 301
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jamarcus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,920 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Jamarcus's strongest decade.
1,920 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jamarcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 590
1980s
590 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,742 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,920 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,066 births
- 2020s 267
2020s
267 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,920 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jamarcus 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 Jamarcus's total volume
Jamarcus by state
Where Jamarcus concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 917 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 794 | 14.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 721 | 12.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 557 | 9.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 487 | 8.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 415 | 7.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 190 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 187 | 3.3% |
917 of 5,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jamarcus appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamarcus's data
- Jamarcus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,920 total births); usage has since declined to 267 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jamarcuss (917 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamarcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1975–2025 (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 Jamarcus 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.