US rank #4970 Boys' name Peak 2009 683 births

Josmar — #4970 US boys' name

683 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.

1990s342000s3452010s2272020s77
#4970
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Josmar was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

55 babies were named Josmar in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 683 babies named Josmar between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josmar currently holds the #4970 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josmar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Josmar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Josmar in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josmar 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 683 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.

Josmar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

683

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2009

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,970

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
55
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001995 5

Josmar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
345 births that decade — 51% of Josmar's all-time total
1990s342000s3452010s2272020s77

Josmar by state

Where Josmar concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Josmar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 11.7%
#2 North Carolina
28 4.1%
#3 Texas
22 3.2%
#4 New York
11 1.6%
#5 Florida
5 0.7%
California share of Josmar's total US births 11.7%
Even split

80 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josmar?
683 babies have been named Josmar since 1995. It currently ranks #4970 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 55 births.
When was Josmar most popular?
Josmar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 345 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Josmar most popular?
The top states for the name Josmar are California (80 births), North Carolina (28 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Josmar been used?
Josmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josmar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.