Given name & surname
Jamar
“a handsome man”
Jamar is a form of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamar is a form of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Jamar is used as a form of Jamal.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,037
- 15,964 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 595 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,066 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,066 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 595 in 1989. In 2025, Alabama had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,527 as a first name in 2020; 574 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamar’s family of names
In English usage, Jamar as a surname developed from the French form JAMARD. Jamar is a form of Jamal.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jamar
- Jay LethalAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1985
- Jamar WilsonAmerican-Finnish basketball playerborn 1984
- Jamar DixonCanadian association football playerborn 1989
- Jamar SmithAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
- Jamar AbramsAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Jamar LozaJamaican footballerborn 1994
- ChronixxJamaican singer and songwriterborn 1992
- Jamar DiggsAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
- Jamar BeasleyAmerican soccer playerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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