Jahmar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jah-MAR
- Origin
- Modern
Jahmar is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jahmar come from?
Modern: modern coinage, a form of Jamar
Is Jahmar a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahmar is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahmar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 boys.
Jahmar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Jahmar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Jahmar in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahmar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Jahmar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umar, Hamza, Muhammad, Ahmed, Musa, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Mustafa, Amir, Ammar, Khalid, Fahad
Names related to Jahmar
Jamari, Jahmari, Jamar, Jahmir, Jamarr, Jahmyr, Jamauri, Jahmere
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahmar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahmar, updated 20 October 2026.