Recorded 1976–2010 Boys' name Peak 1979 72 births

Jareb — boys' name

72 babies named Jareb in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

72 boys have been named Jareb since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2010.

72
total births
1976–2010
years on record
1970s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jareb was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jareb in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jareb

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Jareb between 1976 and 2010, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jareb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jareb performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jareb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jareb 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 72 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.

Jareb at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

72

Since 1976

35 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1976

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jareb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1976

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Jareb by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 35% of Jareb's all-time total
1970s251980s101990s202000s112010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jareb?
72 babies have been named Jareb since 1976. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Jareb most popular?
Jareb was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Jareb been used?
Jareb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 35 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jareb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, 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, 1976–2010 (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.