Jahmyr
Jahmyr Gibbs, nicknamed "Sonic", is an American professional football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Meaning & Origin of Jahmyr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jahmyr Gibbs, nicknamed "Sonic", is an American professional football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Alabama Crimson Tide.
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The Story of Jahmyr
Jahmyr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 38 Jahmyrs were born — ranking #3,149 that year. As of 2026, Jahmyr ranks #3,149 for baby boys with 38 births, with steady use. In total, more than 59 Jahmyrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jahmyr
Jahmyr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Jahmyr's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Jahmyr's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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