Fun Facts About the Name Jamara
- 977 babies named Jamara: U.S. records list 977 babies given the name Jamara from 1880 through 2025. Even 45 boys received the name Jamara - about 1 boy for every 21 girls.
What Does the Name Jamara Mean?
Jamara has no securely established meaning. A proposed Arabic source is jamra (جَمْرَة), "live coal" or "ember," from the root j-m-r; the related jamarāt are the stone pillars at Mina used in the Hajj. If that derivation is correct, "ember" is the literal sense, and meanings such as "spark" or "passion" would be symbolic extensions. The Arabic connection is not certain, and the name may instead belong with the English name Jamar, whose own etymology is disputed.
Jamara Name History & Origins
In English, Jamara fits the common pattern of feminine names formed with an -a ending, and it is often analyzed as a feminine form of Jamar. Jamar has been explained both as an English blend and as an Arabic-derived name, but no single origin is settled. Arabic and Muslim contexts offer a possible link to the jamarāt of the Hajj, though that association is not securely documented for the personal name. The Nepali jamara, a term for barley sprouts grown for Dashain, is unrelated and should not be confused with the given name.
How Popular is the Name Jamara?
Jamara has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2001. Its best rank was #3,323 in 1994.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,907 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,653 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,599 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,615 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,691 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,836 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #9,419 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #13,279 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #12,217 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,297 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,475 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #10,560 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #8,835 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,242 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #7,672 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,406 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,628 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #8,262 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,797 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #5,163 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #3,935 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #4,141 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #4,684 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,584 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #4,584 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #3,660 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,598 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #3,659 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #3,458 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #3,923 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #3,323 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #3,818 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #3,527 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #4,556 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #3,836 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #3,717 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #6,023 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,931 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #5,276 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #5,472 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #5,320 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #4,757 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #5,675 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #5,686 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,817 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #6,919 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #7,949 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,531 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #6,852 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #4,965 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,498 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #7,621 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,482 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #9,411 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,424 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1982 | #3,790 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,706 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,668 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,655 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,258 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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