Jamaris
The Story of Jamaris
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jamaris as a girl name dates back to 1987, when 6 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Jamaris — #8,501 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Jamaris on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jamaris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jamaris on the record books as a boy name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 24 Jamariss were born — ranking #4,160 that year. About 33% of every Jamaris on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jamaris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 391 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jamaris
Jamaris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 391 births in the dataset. Jamaris's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4,160. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamaris'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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