Jamere
African American name meaning "to go forward" or "to endeavor earnestly".
Name Census estimates that about 1,769 living Americans carry the first name Jamere. It is a predominantly male name (98.8% of registrations). The average person named Jamere today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamere births was 2009 (96 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamere. 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.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 193,756 Americans
Peak year
2009
96 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,826
Tracked since 1980
Census
Jamere in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,166 people with the first name Jamere, which placed it at #11,141 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
#11,141
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,166 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamere
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamere is Black at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.7%). 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 Jamere 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 Jamere at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.2% · 1,052
- Two or more races4.5% · 53
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 43
- White1.2% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Jamere
Jamere leans heavily male at 98.8% of total registrations, but 22 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jamere as a male name
- Ranked #3,826 in 2024
- 29 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (96 births)
Jamere as a female name
- Ranked #12,374 in 1995
- 6 female births in 1995
- Peak: 1992 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamere leans strongly male. 1,106 people counted with this name were male (94.9%), compared with 60 female bearers (5.1%).
Popularity
Jamere: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamere from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 663 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jamere remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamere 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 Jamere during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jameres live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Ohio, New York, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jamere, while Wisconsin, Tennessee, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamere
The name Jamere is a relatively modern invention that emerged in the late 20th century. It does not have a clear language or cultural origin, but it appears to be a creative combination of syllables and sounds that were intended to create a unique and distinctive name.
There are no recorded instances of the name Jamere appearing in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. This is likely because the name is a recent coinage and does not have a long historical lineage.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Jamere are found in birth records and census data from the United States, beginning in the 1970s and 1980s. It is possible that the name was initially used by African American families as a way to create a unique and culturally significant name for their children.
While the name Jamere does not have a long history, there are a few notable individuals who have borne this name:
1. Jamere Holland, an American football player who played as a defensive back for several teams in the National Football League (NFL) between 2008 and 2014.
2. Jamere Valentine, an American professional basketball player who played in various international leagues and for the USA national team.
3. Jamere Jenkins, an American actor and singer who has appeared in several television shows and movies, including "American Crime Story" and "The Hate U Give."
4. Jamere Dismukes, an American artist and painter known for his abstract and expressionist works.
5. Jamere Mills, an American entrepreneur and business executive who founded a successful technology company in the Silicon Valley.
It's worth noting that due to the relatively recent origin of the name Jamere, there may be limited information available on its historical significance or notable bearers beyond the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
People
Jamere + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamere 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
Jamere: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamere?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,769 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamere 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 193,756 US residents.
Is Jamere a common name?
We classify Jamere as "Rare". It ranks above 93.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,793 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamere most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamere was 2009, when 96 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamere is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamere in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,166 people with the name Jamere, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,141 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 Jamere 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 Jamere?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamere leans strongly male. 1,106 people counted with this name were male (94.9%), compared with 60 female bearers (5.1%). 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 Jamere?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamere is Black at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.7%). 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 Jamere most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jamere in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.2% (1,052 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 Jamere in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamere a male name?
Yes, 98.8% of people registered as Jamere 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 Jamere still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamere 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 Jamere 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 Jamere as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.