Keymar
Keymar is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The name of the community is a portmanteau of the family name Key and Mar for Maryland. In 1822, Francis Scott Key sold his father's mansion and estate on Pipe Creek near this community. Keymar was likely the name of that estate.
Meaning & Origin of Keymar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keymar is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The name of the community is a portmanteau of the family name Key and Mar for Maryland. In 1822, Francis Scott Key sold his father's mansion and estate on Pipe Creek near this community. Keymar was likely the name of that estate.
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The Story of Keymar
The earliest SSA record of Keymar as a baby boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Keymar — #12,366 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Keymar on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Keymar last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Keymar
Keymar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Keymar's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #12,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Keymar'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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