Boys' name · since 1972
Jamarr
1,470 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.
- #4,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,470
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamarr currently ranks #5678 among boys' names in America, with 1,470 babies recorded since 1972.
Jamarr has 1,470 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5678 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,678 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,470 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarr ranks #4,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,678 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,470 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,470
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamarr's 1,470 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Jamarr compares
1,470 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Jamarr's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamarr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,470 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamarr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamarr's full recorded timeline at 1999, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamarr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jamarr by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (484 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jamarr's strongest decade.
484 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jamarr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 169
1970s
169 births
- 1980s
1980s
484 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s 163
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 484 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jamarr 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 Jamarr's total volume
Jamarr by state
Where Jamarr concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 60 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 54 | 3.7% |
| #3 | California | | 43 | 2.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.3% |
60 of 1,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jamarr appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamarr's data
- Jamarr's decade-level peak was the 1980s (484 total births); usage has since declined to 126 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Jamarrs (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Jamarr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jamarr 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.