How Many People Are Named Jemar?
An estimated 474 people in the United States have the first name Jemar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jemar peaked in popularity in 1980 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jemar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jemar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
474
About 1 in 723,110 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1980
21 births
Total Registered
490
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jemar
Jemar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 490 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jemar as a male name
Ranked #13,069 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1980 (21 births)
Jemar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jemar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 156 babies were registered. Jemar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jemar by Decade
How has Jemar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jemar by State
Jemar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jemar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jemar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jemar?
We estimate approximately 474 people named Jemar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 723,110 Americans share this first name.
Is Jemar a common name?
Jemar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 490 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jemar most popular?
Jemar reached peak popularity in 1980, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jemar is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jemar a male name?
Jemar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jemar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jemar Smith, Jemar Johnson, Jemar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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