Boys' name · since 1982
Jemarcus
Jemarcus has 320 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 320
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jemarcus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 320 have been recorded since 1982.
Jemarcus has 320 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2017.
- #10,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 320 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemarcus ranks #10,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 320 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 320
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jemarcus's 320 recorded births place it above 77.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jemarcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemarcus splits its recorded history at 1999: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemarcus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jemarcus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Jemarcus's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jemarcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (38% of all-time use).
Jemarcus by state
Where Jemarcus concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 6.9% |
22 of 320 births nationwide.
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- Jemarcus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jemarcuss (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jemarcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1982–2017 (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 Jemarcus 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.