US rank #11044 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,150 births

Jarel — #11044 US boys' name

1,150 babies named Jarel in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s71970s281980s2411990s3282000s3172010s1722020s52
#11044
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jarel was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

41 babies were named Jarel in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,150 babies named Jarel between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarel currently holds the #11044 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 328 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jarel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarel 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 1,150 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.

Jarel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,150

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

1990

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,044

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jarel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
41
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Jarel popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2009 (Jarel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2009 6

Jarel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
328 births that decade — 29% of Jarel's all-time total
1920s51960s71970s281980s2411990s3282000s3172010s1722020s52

Jarel by state

Where Jarel concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jarel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 5.7%
#2 California
40 3.5%
#3 Texas
6 0.5%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.4%
New York share of Jarel's total US births 5.7%
Even split

66 of 1,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarel?
1,150 babies have been named Jarel since 1925. It currently ranks #11044 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 41 births.
When was Jarel most popular?
Jarel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 328 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jarel most popular?
The top states for the name Jarel are New York (66 births), California (40 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Jarel been used?
Jarel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jarel?
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.

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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, 1925–2024 (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.