Is Jamar a boy or girl name?
Jamar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 101 boys were named Jamar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 15,965 US babies named Jamar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,663
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jamar since 1967
- 15,965
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 595 babies
Boys and girls named Jamar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,709 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 4,951 | 54 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 3,437 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,164 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,046 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 555 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 128 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 108 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 144 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 164 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 205 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 191 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 233 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 246 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 260 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 271 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 302 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 320 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 300 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 358 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 290 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 330 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 282 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 320 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 358 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 304 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 265 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 265 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 258 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 249 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 267 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 326 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 377 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 410 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 477 | #450 | 7 | #10,716 |
| 1990 | 543 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 595 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 534 | #375 | 10 | #7,337 |
| 1987 | 496 | #387 | 9 | #7,600 |
| 1986 | 508 | #369 | 10 | #6,788 |
| 1985 | 447 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 461 | #379 | 7 | #8,496 |
| 1983 | 479 | #366 | 8 | #7,562 |
| 1982 | 494 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 480 | #364 | 5 | #11,016 |
| 1980 | 457 | #378 | 5 | #10,985 |
| 1979 | 385 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 303 | #461 | 7 | #7,948 |
| 1977 | 270 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 206 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 164 | #631 | 5 | #9,605 |
| 1974 | 96 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 114 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 109 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,900 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,231 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamar reached #361 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #6,788 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jamar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.