Jamar
Meaning
"handsome, beautiful"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,664
- Total SSA Count
- 101
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Jay, Mar
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"handsome, beautiful"
Origin: Arabic
"Modern African-American invented name; possibly related to Tanisha (born on Monday in Hausa) or a phonetic variant of Tynesha"
Origin: African-American
Jamar is more popular, ranked #1664 vs #22217 for Tynisa.
Historical US popularity rank — lower number means more popular.
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Jamar is more popular, ranked #1664 compared to Tynisa at #22217 in the United States.
Jamar means "handsome, beautiful" (Arabic origin). Tynisa means "Modern African-American invented name; possibly related to Tanisha (born on Monday in Hausa) or a phonetic variant of Tynesha" (African-American origin).
Jamar is primarily a boy name. Tynisa is primarily a girl name.