US rank #561 Unisex name Peak 2008 14,723 births

Jamari — #561 US boys' name

14,723 babies named Jamari in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s1241990s10032000s55142010s54872020s2587
#561
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jamari was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

774 babies were named Jamari in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamari

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,723 babies named Jamari between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamari currently holds the #561 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 774 babies received it in a single year. Jamari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 877 additional births since 1991.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamari performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamari shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 1,764 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamari in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14,723 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamari at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

14,723

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2008

774 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#561

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2008)
774
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420182012200620001994198819821979 8

Jamari popularity over time — girls

877 total births recorded since 1991 (Jamari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 877 births
0204060 20242019201420092004199919941991 7

Jamari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,514 births that decade — 37% of Jamari's all-time total
1970s81980s1241990s10032000s55142010s54872020s2587

Jamari by state

Where Jamari concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
1,764 12.0%
#2 Georgia
1,449 9.8%
#3 Illinois
1,100 7.5%
#4 North Carolina
942 6.4%
#5 Texas
769 5.2%
#6 Virginia
698 4.7%
#7 New York
631 4.3%
#8 California
591 4.0%
Florida share of Jamari's total US births 12.0%
Even split

1,764 of 14,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Jamari appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamari?
14,723 babies have been named Jamari since 1979. It currently ranks #561 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 774 births.
When was Jamari most popular?
Jamari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,514 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jamari most popular?
The top states for the name Jamari are Florida (1,764 births), Georgia (1,449 births), Illinois (1,100 births).
Is Jamari a unisex name?
Yes, Jamari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 14,723 births, and as a girl's name it has 877 births.
How long has the name Jamari been used?
Jamari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.