Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Jamari name popularity since 1925
16,134 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jamari (5.5% girls, 94.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Jamari is about 15 years old in 2026. Jamari peaked in 2010 as the #386 name for boys, and it ranked #576 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,134
- Named Jamari, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #576
- for boys in 2025 (509 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.5% boys
- 894 girls · 15,240 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 3.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Jamari made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jamari births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Jamari peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Jamari became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 10,800 baby boys to 1 in 3,230.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Jamari's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jamari.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jamari in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 8 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 124 | #3,289 |
| 1990s | 110 | 1,003 | #1,074 |
| 2000s | 376 | 5,514 | #423 |
| 2010s | 285 | 5,490 | #546 |
| 2020–25 | 123 | 3,101 | #576 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.2% of babies named Jamari from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jamari is most popular
The index compares Jamari's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jamari.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3.76× | 1,487 |
| Florida | 3.54× | 1,832 |
| South Carolina | 2.94× | 589 |
| Mississippi | 2.84× | 493 |
| Alabama | 2.39× | 604 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jamari and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jamari (this page) | 15,240 | 2010 |
| Jahmari | 1,472 | 2025 |
| Jamauri | 1,025 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jamari's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jamari.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jamari (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data