68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American Pronounced Pron. jə-MAHR(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Invented name, based on the sounds found in names such as Jamal and Lamar [1]. It has been in general use in America since the 1970s. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantJamaar PopularityDetails Last ranked #997 in 2016 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern informal common urban strong rough strange Categories currently out of the US top 1000, educators, illustrators, invented, Tamora Pierce characters, trendy Sources & References Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 169.
