Masculine dossier · first seen 1967
Jamar
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1989
Peak era
1989
Peak births
595
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jamar
How many people are named Jamar?
An estimated 15,439 living Americans are named Jamar.
How rare is Jamar?
Jamar is uncommon among babies today, with 72 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.9% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Jamar?
The median age of a living American named Jamar is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 41 years old.
Is Jamar still popular?
Not especially. Jamar has been declining since its 1989 peak and registered 72 births in 2025.
Where is Jamar most common?
Jamar has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1967Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
87.9%
2025
72
All-time
15,964
Where it lives now
Jamar is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.3× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Jamar is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.