Boys' name · since 1971
Jabar
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 450 babies named Jabar, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
450 babies have been named Jabar since 1971, making it today's #10927 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jabar recorded 450 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #10927 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #8,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 450 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabar ranks #8,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 450 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jabar's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jabar compares
450 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jabar's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jabar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 450 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jabar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jabar's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jabar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jabar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (124 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Jabar's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jabar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 124 births (28% of all-time use).
Jabar by state
Where Jabar concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 6.2% |
28 of 450 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jabar's data
- Jabar's decade-level peak was the 1970s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jabars (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jabar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jabar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.