Given name · also Spanish
Jomar
“God will add”
Jomar is a variant of Joe. In English use, Joe carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jomar is a variant of Joe. In English use, Joe carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jomar comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Filipino usage, Jomar is a diminutive of Jose Maria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jomar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,951
- 1,951 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,191 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,191 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 153 in 2005. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,485 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.
Jomar’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Jomar is a diminutive of Jose Maria. Jomar has a related form in Joe. In Filipino usage, Jomar has a related form in Joemar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Matej
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