Boys' name · since 1881
Jared
Jared has 206,351 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206,351
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
206,351 babies have been named Jared since 1881, making it today's #396 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jared has been recorded 206,351 times among boys since 1881, currently ranked #396 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #181 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #396 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 206,351 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jared ranks #181 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #396 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206,351 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206,351
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jared's 206,351 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jared compares
206,351 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Jared's all-time total is 559x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jared | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206,351 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7,462 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jared's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jared splits its recorded history at 1967: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 7,462 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jared popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 7,462
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Jared popularity over time - girls
768 total births recorded since 1970 (Jared as girls' name)
Jared by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (63,792 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Jared's strongest decade.
63,792 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jared births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s 138
1920s
138 births
- 1930s 267
1930s
267 births
- 1940s 438
1940s
438 births
- 1950s 697
1950s
697 births
- 1960s 2,292
1960s
2,292 births
- 1970s 24,413
1970s
24,413 births
- 1980s
1980s
60,308 births
- 1990s
1990s
63,792 births
- 2000s
2000s
38,019 births
- 2010s 10,777
2010s
10,777 births
- 2020s 5,113
2020s
5,113 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 63,792 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jared compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jared's total volume
Jared by state
Where Jared concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22,558 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15,478 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11,711 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 9,925 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 9,065 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 7,904 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6,949 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6,540 | 3.2% |
22,558 of 206,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jared appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jared's data
- Jared's decade-level peak was the 1990s (63,792 total births); usage has since declined to 5,113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jareds (22,558 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jared: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Jared 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.