Jamir
Vladimir "Jamir" Salenga Garcia was a Filipino musician best known as the lead vocalist of the nu metal band Slapshock.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Jamir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vladimir "Jamir" Salenga Garcia was a Filipino musician best known as the lead vocalist of the nu metal band Slapshock.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Jamir
American parents first put Jamir on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 601 Jamirs were born — ranking #507 that year. About 37% of every Jamir on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jamir ranks #507 for baby boys with 601 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jamir
Jamir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Jamir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #507. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamir'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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