Boys' name · since 1973

Jamor

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Jamor, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade

Jamor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Jamor recorded 28 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.

  • #26,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 1973
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamor ranks #26,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamor's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% 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.

Jamor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jamor splits its recorded history at 1988: 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 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jamor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4.555.566.5 19731987198820062009 6

Jamor by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Jamor's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Jamor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamor?
Jamor has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,363 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 6 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Jamor sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamor ranks #26,363 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 Jamor most popular?
Jamor was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jamor been used?
Jamor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 37 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jamor?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamor: 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, 1973–2009 (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 Jamor 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.