Given name
Jamari
“a woman warrior”
Jamari is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “a woman warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a woman warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,134
- 15,240 boys · 894 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 817 babies
- 2025
- 526
- #576 for boys · #6,656 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 96% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 509 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 576 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 774 in 2008. It also appeared in 17 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (45). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,024 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamari’s family of names
Jamari has a related form in Jamaree. Jamari has a related form in Jamarie. Jamari has a related form in Jamarea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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