Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 1980 490 births

Jemar — boys' name

490 babies named Jemar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s641980s1561990s992000s952010s712020s5
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jemar was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jemar in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jemar

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Jemar between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jemar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jemar performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jemar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jemar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jemar 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 490 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.

Jemar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

490

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

1980

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jemar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
21
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 202320132007200119951989198319771973 7

Jemar by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
156 births that decade — 32% of Jemar's all-time total
1970s641980s1561990s992000s952010s712020s5

Jemar by state

Where Jemar concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jemar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.2%
New York share of Jemar's total US births 1.2%

6 of 490 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jemar?
490 babies have been named Jemar since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 21 births.
When was Jemar most popular?
Jemar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jemar most popular?
The top states for the name Jemar are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jemar been used?
Jemar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jemar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jemal, Jemel, Jemarcus, Jemari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2023 (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.