Total births
433
Girls' name · since 1976
Jarah
433 babies named Jarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 433
- total births
- 1976–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Jarah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 433 recorded since 1976.
Jarah has 433 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2023.
- 433 total births
- 1976–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
433 girls have been named Jarah since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 433
- total births
- 1976–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Jarah was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
21 babies were named Jarah in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Jarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jarah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jarah at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Jarah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jarah popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1999 (Jarah as boys' name)
Jarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jarah's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jarah? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 433 babies named Jarah. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 21 births.
When was Jarah most popular? ▼
Jarah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jarah been used? ▼
Jarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jarah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jarah's data
- Jarah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jarah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jarah
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Compare Jarah side by side: Jarah vs Jariah Jarah vs Jariyah Jarah vs Jarely
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jarah: Baby Name Since 1976 - 433 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jarah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jarah 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 July 2026.