Recorded 1982–2017 Boys' name Peak 1994 320 births

Jemarcus — boys' name

320 babies named Jemarcus in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s651990s1222000s942010s39
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jemarcus was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jemarcus in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jemarcus

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Jemarcus between 1982 and 2017, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jemarcus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jemarcus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jemarcus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jemarcus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jemarcus 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 320 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.

Jemarcus at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

320

Since 1982

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1982

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jemarcus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1982

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 20172010200520001995199019851982 7

Jemarcus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
122 births that decade — 38% of Jemarcus's all-time total
1980s651990s1222000s942010s39

Jemarcus by state

Where Jemarcus concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jemarcus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 6.9%
Texas share of Jemarcus's total US births 6.9%

22 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jemarcus?
320 babies have been named Jemarcus since 1982. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Jemarcus most popular?
Jemarcus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jemarcus most popular?
The top states for the name Jemarcus are Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Jemarcus been used?
Jemarcus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 36 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jemarcus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jemal, Jemel, Jemar, 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, 1982–2017 (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.