Boys' name · since 1995
Josmar
705 babies named Josmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josmar currently ranks #4620 among boys' names in America, with 705 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Josmar recorded 705 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #4620 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #6,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,620 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 705 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josmar ranks #6,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,620 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 705 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josmar's 705 recorded births place it above 85.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Josmar compares
705 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josmar's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josmar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 705 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josmar splits its recorded history at 2011: 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 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Josmar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (345 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Josmar's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Josmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
345 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 345 births (49% of all-time use).
How Josmar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Josmar's total volume
Josmar by state
Where Josmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 11.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 28 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
80 of 705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Josmar's data
- Josmar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (345 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josmars (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Josmar 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.