Jamar
Jamar is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Jamar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamar is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Jamar
The earliest SSA record of Jamar as a baby boy name dates back to 1967, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 595 newborns named Jamar — #376 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Jamar on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jamar ranks #1,678 for baby boys with 101 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jamar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jamar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Jamar
Jamar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Jamar's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #360. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamar'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.