Unisex name ★ peaked 2008

Jamari

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #576 Trend ↑ Rising 11%
Rank 2025
#576
among boys · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
526
named Jamari · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,356
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
817 babies
All-time total
16,134
#963 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Jamari popularity over time

16,134 babies have been named Jamari since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 8 8 1 – #4,586
1980s – 124 124 12 +1450% #2,797
1990s 110 1,003 1,113 111 +798% #826
2000s 376 5,514 5,890 589 +429% #390
2010s 285 5,490 5,775 578 -2% #386
2020s (to 2025) 123 3,101 3,224 537 -7% #507

Where Jamari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 518 0.30 outside top 500
2027 526 0.31 outside top 500
2028 532 0.31 outside top 500
2029 538 0.31 outside top 500
2030 543 0.32 outside top 500

Where Jamari is most popular

Boys named Jamari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.304 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jamari born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 112 1.97 +548%
Alabama 153 1.40 +360%
Louisiana 91 0.890 +192%
Georgia 190 0.750 +147%
South Carolina 76 0.735 +142%
Tennessee 121 0.670 +120%
Maryland 78 0.654 +115%
District of Columbia 8 0.542 +78%
Florida 246 0.520 +71%
Missouri 71 0.512 +68%
Virginia 89 0.469 +54%
Arkansas 29 0.458 +51%
Michigan 87 0.425 +40%
North Carolina 108 0.423 +39%
Ohio 108 0.408 +34%
Illinois 104 0.407 +34%
Delaware 6 0.396 +30%
Wisconsin 39 0.329 +8%
Indiana 51 0.318 +5%
Pennsylvania 80 0.301 ≈ national
Texas 237 0.269 -12%
New York 113 0.261 -14%
Kentucky 25 0.249 -18%
Massachusetts 30 0.218 -28%
New Jersey 40 0.199 -35%
Oklahoma 17 0.192 -37%
Connecticut 11 0.162 -47%
Arizona 22 0.134 -56%
Nevada 7 0.123 -60%
Washington 19 0.116 -62%
California 79 0.086 -72%
Iowa 5 0.073 -76%
Colorado 6 0.046 -85%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -87%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jamari

Jamari is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #576 in 2025 with 509 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 16,134 American babies have been named Jamari, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2008, when 817 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jamari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jamari?

The median living Jamari is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 16 thousand people named Jamari are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jamari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 17 #6,656 509 #576
2024 17 #6,772 530 #561
2023 30 #4,602 516 #567
2022 20 #6,075 586 #507
2021 16 #7,079 486 #576
2020 23 #5,383 474 #584
2019 13 #8,319 496 #564
2018 20 #6,119 489 #563
2017 27 #4,983 487 #558
2016 26 #5,200 484 #573
2015 29 #4,773 523 #546
2014 27 #5,084 483 #575
2013 29 #4,810 495 #537
2012 39 #3,953 677 #420
2011 32 #4,496 615 #442
2010 43 #3,655 741 #386
2009 38 #4,052 732 #405
2008 43 #3,737 774 #390
2007 54 #3,185 695 #418
2006 33 #4,398 616 #442
2005 43 #3,476 631 #423
2004 29 #4,648 614 #424
2003 46 #3,203 519 #481
2002 31 #4,114 388 #566
2001 33 #3,898 315 #612
2000 26 #4,585 230 #743
1995 12 #7,229 110 #1,074
1990 – – 38 #1,990
1985 – – 14 #3,289
1980 – – 6 #5,836
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jamari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jamari?

The median living Jamari is about 14 years old. Half of all living Jamaris are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Jamari are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Jamari are alive in the United States, based on 16,134 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jamari in 2025?

Jamari ranked #576 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 509 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jamari?

16,134 babies have been named Jamari in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jamari most popular?

Jamari peaked in 2008, when 817 newborns received the name.

Is Jamari a boy or girl name?

Jamari is used for both: about 6% of babies named Jamari have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Jamari rising or falling?

Jamari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jamari become more popular?

Jamari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 543 boys named Jamari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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