Masculine dossier · first seen 1967

Jamar

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jamar
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

595

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1967Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

83%

2024

101

All-time

15,892

Jamar is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 595 boys were named Jamar.

In 2024, only 101 boys were given the name.

Down 83% from its peak.

All told, about 15,892 Americans have been named Jamar and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1967.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

1989595 boys named Jamar

2024101 boys named Jamar

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