US rank #4458 Boys' name Peak 1981 1,453 births

Jamarr — #4458 US boys' name

1,453 babies named Jamarr in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1691980s4841990s2782000s2502010s1632020s109
#4458
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jamarr was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

75 babies were named Jamarr in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamarr

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,453 babies named Jamarr between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamarr currently holds the #4458 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamarr performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 484 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamarr shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamarr in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamarr 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 1,453 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.

Jamarr at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,453

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1981

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,458

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamarr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
75
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751972 13

Jamarr by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
484 births that decade — 33% of Jamarr's all-time total
1970s1691980s4841990s2782000s2502010s1632020s109

Jamarr by state

Where Jamarr concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamarr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
60 4.1%
#2 Michigan
54 3.7%
#3 California
43 3.0%
#4 New York
27 1.9%
#5 Illinois
12 0.8%
#6 North Carolina
11 0.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 0.4%
#8 Connecticut
5 0.3%
Ohio share of Jamarr's total US births 4.1%
Even split

60 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jamarr appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamarr?
1,453 babies have been named Jamarr since 1972. It currently ranks #4458 among boys. The peak year was 1981 with 75 births.
When was Jamarr most popular?
Jamarr was most popular in the 1980s decade with 484 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Jamarr most popular?
The top states for the name Jamarr are Ohio (60 births), Michigan (54 births), California (43 births).
How long has the name Jamarr been used?
Jamarr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamarr?
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, 1972–2024 (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.