Recorded 1994–2012 Boys' name Peak 2003 74 births

Jahrel — boys' name

74 babies named Jahrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s482010s9
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jahrel was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jahrel in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahrel

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Jahrel between 1994 and 2012, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahrel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahrel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahrel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahrel 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 74 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.

Jahrel at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

74

Since 1994

19 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1994

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jahrel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1994

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2012200620052004200320022001199919981994 6

Jahrel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 65% of Jahrel's all-time total
1990s172000s482010s9

Jahrel by state

Where Jahrel concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahrel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 8.1%
New York share of Jahrel's total US births 8.1%

6 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahrel?
74 babies have been named Jahrel since 1994. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Jahrel most popular?
Jahrel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jahrel most popular?
The top states for the name Jahrel are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jahrel been used?
Jahrel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 19 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jahrel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, 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, 1994–2012 (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.