63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒə.ˈmɑɹ/(American English) /d͡ʒə.ˈmɑː/(British English) [key·simplify] 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 Rootsja + marVariantJamaar PopularityDetails Last ranked #993 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, Squishmallows, Tamora Pierce characters Sources & References Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 169.
