Boys' name · since 1987

Jmar

Jmar has 55 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,527 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

Jmar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1987.

Jmar has 55 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.

  • #21,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jmar ranks #21,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,527 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jmar's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% 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.

Jmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jmar splits its recorded history at 2009: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1987199319982006200820092011201220222023 5

Jmar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Jmar's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Jmar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jmar? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 55 babies named Jmar. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,527 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 7 births.
Where does Jmar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jmar ranks #21,527 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 Jmar most popular? ▼
Jmar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jmar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jmar since 1987 -- 37 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Jmar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jmari, Jmarion, Jmarcus, Jmauri. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jmar's data

  • Jmar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jmar

Nearby Names Like Jmar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jmar

Jmari Boy
257 births
Jmarion Boy
149 births
Jmarcus Boy
46 births
Jmauri Boy
17 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jmar: 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, 1987–2023 (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 Jmar 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.