Recorded 1971–2023 Boys' name Peak 1977 444 births

Jabar — boys' name

444 babies named Jabar in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1241980s1071990s882000s732010s462020s6
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jabar was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jabar in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jabar

The Social Security Administration has registered 444 babies named Jabar between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jabar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jabar performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jabar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jabar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jabar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 444 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jabar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

444

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jabar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 20232010200319961989198219761971 5

Jabar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 28% of Jabar's all-time total
1970s1241980s1071990s882000s732010s462020s6

Jabar by state

Where Jabar concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jabar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 6.3%
New York share of Jabar's total US births 6.3%

28 of 444 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabar?
444 babies have been named Jabar since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Jabar most popular?
Jabar was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Jabar most popular?
The top states for the name Jabar are New York (28 births).
How long has the name Jabar been used?
Jabar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jabar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jabari, Jabril, Jabez, Jabriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.