girl's name
Jamara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 978
Jamara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1994, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Jamara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 77 |
| 1980s | 179 |
| 1990s | 304 |
| 2000s | 266 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Jamara?
In 2025, Jamara was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jamara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jamara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jamara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jamara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jamara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jamara
How popular is the name Jamara?
In 2025, Jamara was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jamara a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jamara most popular?
Jamara peaked in 1994, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jamara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jamara currently ranks #13,442 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.