Jamir
An Arabic name meaning "the bounteous" or "the prosperous one".
Name Census estimates that about 8,746 living Americans carry the first name Jamir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jamir today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamir births was 2023 (562 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamir. 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 Jamir with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jamir is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
8.7K
~ 1 in 39,190 Americans
Peak year
2023
562 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#546
Tracked since 1972
Census
Jamir in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,054 people with the first name Jamir, which placed it at #3,881 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
#3,881
National first-name rank
People counted
5.1K
5,054 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamir
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamir is Black at 82.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.2%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Jamir 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 Jamir at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.4% · 4,165
- Hispanic or Latino9.2% · 463
- Two or more races4.3% · 216
- White2.7% · 136
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 18
Gender
Gender distribution for Jamir
Out of the 8,834 babies given the name Jamir since 1880, 99.8% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Jamir as a male name
- Ranked #546 in 2024
- 541 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (562 births)
Jamir as a female name
- Ranked #18,133 in 2010
- 5 female births in 2010
- Peak: 1998 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamir leans strongly male. 4,922 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 126 female bearers (2.5%).
Popularity
Jamir: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamir from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,322 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jamir remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamir 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 Jamir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jamirs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 31 states and territories. Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Jamir, while Delaware, Nevada, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 245 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamir
The name Jamir has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "jamir," which means "coal" or "glowing ember." The name is believed to have been first used in the Middle East region during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jamir can be found in Islamic historical texts and records. It was a relatively uncommon name during this time, but it did appear in various documents and manuscripts from the region. However, there is no evidence of the name being mentioned in major religious scriptures or ancient texts.
The first known person with the name Jamir was Jamir ibn Abi Sufyan, a 7th-century Arab general and military leader who fought in the early Muslim conquests. He was a prominent figure in the Rashidun Caliphate and played a significant role in the expansion of the Islamic empire during that period.
Another notable figure with the name Jamir was Jamir al-Qurashi, a 9th-century Arab poet and scholar from Baghdad. He was renowned for his literary works and contributions to Arabic literature. His birth and death years are not precisely recorded, but he is believed to have lived during the Abbasid Caliphate.
In the 12th century, there was Jamir al-Dimashqi, a Syrian historian and geographer from Damascus. He is best known for his work "Nukhbat al-Dahr fi 'Aja'ib al-Barr wa'l-Bahr" (The Cream of the Age Concerning the Marvels of the Land and Sea), which provided valuable insights into the geography and culture of the region during that time.
Moving forward to the 14th century, Jamir ibn Abi al-Hasan was a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Granada, Spain. He wrote extensively on Islamic jurisprudence and is remembered for his contributions to the field of Maliki fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Finally, in the 16th century, there was Jamir al-Andalusi, a Moroccan scholar and traveler from Fez. He is known for his travelogues and writings describing his journeys across North Africa and the Middle East. His birth and death years are not precisely known, but he is believed to have lived during the late 16th century.
While the name Jamir has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, it has been used by people of various backgrounds and ethnicities throughout history. However, it remains a relatively uncommon name, especially in modern times.
People
Jamir + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamir 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
Jamir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8,746 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamir 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 39,190 US residents.
Is Jamir a common name?
We classify Jamir as "Rare". It ranks above 97.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,834 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamir most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamir was 2023, when 562 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamir is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamir in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,054 people with the name Jamir, or 1.67 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,881 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 Jamir 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 Jamir?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamir leans strongly male. 4,922 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 126 female bearers (2.5%). 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 Jamir?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamir is Black at 82.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.2%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Jamir most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jamir in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.4% (4,165 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 Jamir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamir a male name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Jamir 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 Jamir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamir 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 Jamir 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 are named Jamir?
Find out how many people have the name Jamir on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.