Boys' name · since 1977

Jammar

33 babies named Jammar in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,150 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade

Jammar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 33 recorded since 1977.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jammar has been recorded 33 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1986.

  • #25,150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1977
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jammar ranks #25,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.

#25,150 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jammar's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jammar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jammar splits its recorded history at 1984: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jammar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4681012 19771982198419851986 6

Jammar by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 85% of the file).

1980s was Jammar's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Jammar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (85% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jammar? ▼
Jammar has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,150 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 10 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Jammar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jammar ranks #25,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jammar most popular? ▼
Jammar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Jammar been used? ▼
Records for Jammar go back to 1977, giving 10 years of history through 1986.
What names are similar to Jammar? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Jammar

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jammar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jammar: 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, 1977–1986 (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 Jammar 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.