Unisex name · since 1979
Jamaris
396 babies named Jamaris in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
396 babies have been named Jamaris since 1979, making it today's #12434 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaris has been recorded 396 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #12434 nationally and more common than 11% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #9,073 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,434 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 396 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaris ranks #9,073 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,434 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 396 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamaris's 396 recorded births place it above 80.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Jamaris compares
396 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Jamaris's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamaris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 396 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamaris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamaris's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamaris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jamaris popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 1987 (Jamaris as girls' name)
Jamaris by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Jamaris's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jamaris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (32% of all-time use).
Jamaris by state
Where Jamaris concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamaris's data
- Jamaris's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jamariss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamaris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jamaris 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.