Boys' name · since 1973
Jemar
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 490 babies named Jemar, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 490
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jemar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 490 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemar has been recorded 490 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2023.
- #7,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 490 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemar ranks #7,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 490 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 490
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jemar's 490 recorded births place it above 82.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemar splits its recorded history at 1997: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jemar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (156 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jemar's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 156 births (32% of all-time use).
Jemar by state
Where Jemar concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 490 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jemar's data
- Jemar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jemars (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Jemar 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.