Jamari

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #576 for boys in 2025, 509 births
Given to boys 94.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2010 · 741 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
15,240
since 1979

Jamari over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #3,168, 2007peak #386, 2010girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617#576509
2024#6,64217#560530
2023#4,56530#566516
2022#5,98420#507586
2021#6,96716#576486
2020#5,31423#584474
2019#8,13813#564496
2018#6,01020#563489
2017#4,92227#557487
2016#5,13026#573484
2015#4,72529#546523
2014#5,02527#575483
2013#4,75529#535495
2012#3,91539#420677
2011#4,46632#441615
2010#3,62443#386741
2009#4,01338#405732
2008#3,71043#389774
2007#3,16854#418695
2006#4,35833#442616
2005#3,46143#423631
2004#4,60129#424614
2003#3,18746#478519
2002#4,07131#566388
2001#3,86433#612315
2000#4,52726#741230
1999#4,71823#855177
1998#6,36015#823180
1997#5,22819#956140
1996#7,13012#1,025120
1995#7,04112#1,069110
1994#6,31914#1,21889
1993#9,5598#1,57757
1992—#1,65952
1991#10,2717#1,91940
1990—#1,96838
1989—#2,78422
1988—#2,76520
1987—#3,07216
1986—#3,88211
1985—#3,21614
1984—#4,5528
1983—#3,41112
1982—#3,96610
1981—#6,2625
1980—#5,5256
1979—#4,4038
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First appearance
1979

The first year at least five boys were named Jamari! It came in at #4,403, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1980–1981, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Jamari is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedNHWashington: #803 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,160 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedMNIllinois: #230 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,170 boysILWisconsin: #403 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,392 boysWIMichigan: #329 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,898 boysMINew York: #534 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,714 boysNYMassachusetts: #380 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,588 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedIAIndiana: #518 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,399 boysINOhio: #454 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,133 boysOHPennsylvania: #641 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,177 boysPANew Jersey: #777 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,373 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #769 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 7,567 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #663 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,780 boysMOKentucky: #492 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,347 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #249 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,360 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,065 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedARTennessee: #229 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,172 boysTNNorth Carolina: #217 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,099 boysNCSouth Carolina: #126 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 556 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 425 boysDCOklahoma: #584 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,576 boysOKLouisiana: #393 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,926 boysLAMississippi: #147 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 648 boysMSAlabama: #184 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 833 boysALGeorgia: #168 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 777 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamari, so not publishedHITexas: #699 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 5,650 boysTXFlorida: #200 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,036 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#126 · 1 in 425
  2. South Carolina#126 · 1 in 556
  3. Mississippi#147 · 1 in 648
  4. Georgia#168 · 1 in 777
  5. Alabama#184 · 1 in 833

Best ever in a state: #67 in District of Columbia, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#126101 in 425
South Carolina#126391 in 556
Mississippi#147231 in 648
Georgia#168761 in 777
Alabama#184291 in 833
Florida#200921 in 1,036
Maryland#210271 in 1,065
North Carolina#217491 in 1,099
Tennessee#229311 in 1,172
Illinois#230621 in 1,170
Virginia#249311 in 1,360
Michigan#329261 in 1,898
Massachusetts#380121 in 2,588
Louisiana#393131 in 1,926
Wisconsin#403121 in 2,392
Ohio#454201 in 3,133
Kentucky#49271 in 3,347
Indiana#518111 in 3,399
New York#534291 in 3,714
Oklahoma#58461 in 3,576
Pennsylvania#641121 in 5,177
Missouri#66371 in 4,780
Texas#699331 in 5,650
California#769321 in 7,567
New Jersey#77771 in 6,373
Washington#80361 in 6,160
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jamari
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#560 → #576)
  • 8 spots since 2020 (#584 → #576)
  • 30 spots since 2015 (#546 → #576)
  • Biggest jump: 133 spots in 1998 (#956 → #823)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 2013 (#420 → #535)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1979
  • Peaked 2010 at #386 (741 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,589
  • Highest: 1 in 2,589 boys born in 2010 were named Jamari (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,356 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 36.2% of all boys named Jamari (5,514) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s8#4,403 (1979)#4,403
1980s124#2,765 (1988)#3,944
1990s1,003#823 (1998)#1,307
2000s5,514#389 (2008)#490
2010s5,490#386 (2010)#516
2020s3,101#507 (2022)#562

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jamari in 2009

girls
#4,013
38 births · 1 in 48,345 girls
boys
#405
732 births · 1 in 2,710 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #4,013Jamari38

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #405Jamari732
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 48,345 of them was named Jamari, which outranked 80.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamari
  1. #3,944Zamaya39
  2. #3,944Zaylie39
  3. #3,944Zionna39
  4. #4,013Jamari38
  5. #4,013Aaryn38
  6. #4,013Abella38
  7. #4,013Addalynn38
  8. #4,107Adelie37
  9. #4,107Airianna37
  10. #4,107Aisling37

Tied with 93 names at #4,013; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,710 of them was named Jamari, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamari
  1. #402Marshall735
  2. #403Albert733
  3. #403Uriel733
  4. #405Jamari732
  5. #406Alec730
  6. #407Hugo722
  7. #408Jay719
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →