Jamari Boy
How popular is Jamari?
#576 boy name in 2025
509 baby boys were named Jamari in the US in 2025, making it the 576th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Jamari popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #576 for boys (▼ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 509 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #546 in 2015, #584 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (774 boys) |
| Highest rank | #386 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jamari counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jamari family of names ranked #462 for boys in 2025 (#449 the year before), with 651 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jamari | 509 | 78% |
| Jahmari | 115 | 18% |
| Jamarri | 12 | 2% |
| Jamaree | 10 | 2% |
| Jamarie | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jamari is most popular
Babies named Jamari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 2.0 per 1,000 (112 boys)
- Alabama: 1.4 per 1,000 (153 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.9 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Georgia: 0.8 per 1,000 (190 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.7 per 1,000 (76 boys)
Jamari by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1980s | 124 | #2,760 |
| 1990s | 1,003 | #822 |
| 2000s | 5,514 | #389 |
| 2010s | 5,490 | #386 |
| 2020s | 3,101 | #507 |
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Questions
- Is Jamari a boy or girl name?
- Jamari is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Jamari were boys.
- How popular is the name Jamari?
- 509 baby boys were named Jamari in the US in 2025, making it the 576th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Jamari most popular?
- Jamari peaked in 2008, when 774 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #386 in 2010.
- How many people are named Jamari?
- 16,134 babies have been named Jamari in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,965 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Jamari most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jamari was most common in Mississippi, at 2.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.