Jamario
An English variation of the Spanish name Jamario meaning "descendant of marrow tree clan".
Name Census estimates that about 1,405 living Americans carry the first name Jamario. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jamario today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamario births was 1989 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamario. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jamario with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 243,953 Americans
Peak year
1989
70 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,956
Tracked since 1977
Census
Jamario in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,022 people with the first name Jamario, which placed it at #12,238 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,238
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,022 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
91.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamario
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamario is Black at 91.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jamario described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jamario at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American91.9% · 939
- Two or more races4.2% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino2.8% · 29
- White1.0% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Jamario: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamario from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 415 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamario by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jamario during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jamarios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Jamario, while Texas, Tennessee, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamario
The name Jamario is a blend of the names James and Mario, originating in the late 20th century in the United States. It does not have a clear linguistic or cultural origin, and appears to be a modern invention.
There are no known historical references or records of the name Jamario prior to the 20th century. It is not found in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical documents from earlier eras.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Jamario are likely from the late 1900s, as it gained popularity as a combination of the more traditional names James and Mario. However, specific records of its first use are not widely documented.
Throughout history, there are no famous individuals recorded with the first name Jamario, as it is a relatively new name. It has only been in use for a few decades and has not yet gained widespread recognition or association with notable figures.
While the name Jamario has become more common in recent times, particularly in certain regions of the United States, it does not have a long or well-documented history. Its origins and early use are not well-established, and it remains a modern creation without significant historical references or notable bearers from past eras.
People
Jamario + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamario as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jamario: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamario?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,405 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamario going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 243,953 US residents.
Is Jamario a common name?
We classify Jamario as "Rare". It ranks above 92.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,438 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamario most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamario was 1989, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamario is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamario in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,022 people with the name Jamario, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,238 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jamario in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jamario?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamario appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,018 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jamario?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamario is Black at 91.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jamario most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jamario in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.9% (939 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jamario in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamario a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jamario in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jamario still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamario in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jamario can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jamario?
See how many people have the name Jamario on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.