Jamari
Jamari is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Jamari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamari 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 Jamari
As a girl name
Jamari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 54 Jamaris were born — ranking #3,167 that year. As of 2026, Jamari ranks #5,774 for girls with 21 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 918 Jamaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jamari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 774 Jamaris were born — ranking #389 that year. As of 2026, Jamari ranks #538 for boys with 554 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 16K Jamaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jamari
Jamari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Jamari's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #386. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamari'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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