Boys' name · since 1987

Jamarious

Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 831 babies named Jamarious, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,772 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,478 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
831
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

831 babies have been named Jamarious since 1987, making it today's #8478 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarious has been recorded 831 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #8478 nationally and more common than 39% 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 1987 to 2025.

  • #5,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,478 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 831 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarious ranks #5,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 831 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,772 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,478 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
831
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%39.1%
Jamarious vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamarious's 831 recorded births place it above 87.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Jamarious compares

831 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Jamarious's all-time total is 125% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jamarious Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 831 369 358,536
Peak-year births 55 34 22,252

Jamarious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jamarious's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jamarious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
55
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
0204060 198719921997200220072012201720222025 9

Jamarious by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 41% of the file).

2000s was Jamarious's strongest decade.

343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Jamarious births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jamarious 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 Jamarious's total volume

Jamarious vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 020406080100 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 6.3%-25, 12%-51, 13%-55, 5%-26, 7.7%-89, 4%-38, 5.9%-22, 10.4%-56, 6%-54, 3.5%-43, 5.8%-61, 5.3%-45, 6.4%-45, 5.2%-54, 3.9%Jamarious-39, 6.6%Jamarious
Jamarious vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jamarious by state

Where Jamarious concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jamarious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
79 9.5%
#2 Tennessee
45 5.4%
#3 Mississippi
37 4.5%
#4 Alabama
12 1.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.6%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.6%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.6%
Georgia share of Jamarious's total US births 9.5%
Even split

79 of 831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamarious?
Since 1987, Social Security records show 831 babies named Jamarious. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,772 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,478 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 55 births.
Where does Jamarious sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarious ranks #5,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jamarious most popular?
Jamarious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jamarious most popular?
The top states for the name Jamarious are Georgia (79 births), Tennessee (45 births), Mississippi (37 births).
How long has the name Jamarious been used?
Records for Jamarious go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jamarious?
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.

What to do with Jamarious's data

  • Jamarious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Jamariouss (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jamarious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–2025 (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 Jamarious 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.