Jamar is an established boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Jamar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,066 for boy births in the United States (and #4,408 across all names), given to 72 babies. Jamar first appears in 1967 and peaked in 1989 (595 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,066 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,666 |
| 2023 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,585 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,614 |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,426 |
| 2020 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,536 |
| 2019 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,368 |
| 2018 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,154 |
| 2016 | 205 | 205 | — | #995 |
| 2015 | 191 | 191 | — | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,018 |
| 2013 | 233 | 233 | — | #894 |
| 2012 | 246 | 246 | — | #858 |
| 2011 | 260 | 260 | — | #832 |
| 2010 | 271 | 271 | — | #801 |
| 2009 | 302 | 302 | — | #759 |
| 2008 | 320 | 320 | — | #722 |
| 2007 | 300 | 300 | — | #746 |
| 2006 | 358 | 358 | — | #647 |
| 2005 | 290 | 290 | — | #706 |
| 2004 | 330 | 330 | — | #638 |
| 2003 | 282 | 282 | — | #688 |
| 2002 | 320 | 320 | — | #618 |
| 2001 | 358 | 358 | — | #575 |
| 2000 | 304 | 304 | — | #617 |
| 1999 | 265 | 265 | — | #655 |
| 1998 | 265 | 265 | — | #657 |
| 1997 | 258 | — | — | #646 |
| 1996 | 249 | — | — | #665 |
| 1995 | 267 | — | — | #633 |
| 1994 | 326 | — | — | #569 |
| 1993 | 377 | — | — | #525 |
| 1992 | 410 | — | — | #495 |
| 1991 | 484 | — | #10,716 | #450 |
| 1990 | 543 | — | — | #419 |
| 1989 | 595 | — | — | #376 |
| 1988 | 544 | — | #7,336 | #375 |
| 1987 | 505 | — | #7,599 | #388 |
| 1986 | 518 | — | #6,790 | #369 |
| 1985 | 447 | — | — | #404 |
| 1984 | 468 | — | #8,496 | #379 |
| 1983 | 487 | — | #7,563 | #366 |
| 1982 | 494 | — | — | #361 |
| 1981 | 485 | — | #11,017 | #364 |
| 1980 | 462 | — | #10,983 | #378 |
| 1979 | 385 | — | — | #404 |
| 1978 | 310 | — | #7,949 | #461 |
| 1977 | 270 | — | — | #497 |
| 1976 | 206 | — | — | #564 |
| 1975 | 169 | — | #9,605 | #631 |
| 1974 | 96 | — | — | #822 |
| 1973 | 114 | — | — | #752 |
| 1972 | 109 | — | — | #762 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | — | #1,937 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,901 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,228 |