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Jamar

Jamar holds the #2056 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 72 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1534 in 2020 to #2056 today. Its strongest year on record was 1982 (#360 nationally, 494 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1967. The name's biggest fan base is in Alabama (#685 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#2056
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#360
in 1982 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
72
boys named Jamar

Jamar popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.024%0.032%18801900192019401960198020002020#360 in 1982
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1982

Where Jamar is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025MS—Alabama: #685 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#685Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamar in 2025HI—Texas: #2574 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2574Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#685), Georgia (#1350), North Carolina (#1277)

Uniqueness score

67/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jamar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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