Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 50 births

Jmar — boys' name

50 babies named Jmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s112000s182010s112020s5
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jmar was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jmar in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Jmar between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jmar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jmar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jmar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jmar 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 50 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.

Jmar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

50

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jmar popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202320122011200920082006199819931987 5

Jmar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 36% of Jmar's all-time total
1980s51990s112000s182010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jmar?
50 babies have been named Jmar since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
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?
Jmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
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.

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, 1987–2023 (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.