Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jamarr isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamarr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,470
- 1,470 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,705 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +105%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,705 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 105.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 75 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 933 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.
Jamarr’s family of names
Jamarr may belong to the same name family as Jamar. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jamarr
- Ja'Marr ChaseAmerican football player (born 2000)
- Bad AzzAmerican rapper (1975–2019)
- Jamarr SandersAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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