Boys' name · since 1925
Jarel
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 1,160 babies named Jarel, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,160
- born since 1925
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarel currently ranks #7763 among boys' names in America, with 1,160 babies recorded since 1925.
Jarel has 1,160 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7763 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #4,682 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,763 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,160 born since 1925
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarel ranks #4,682 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,763 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,160 born since 1925, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,160
- born since 1925
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarel's 1,160 recorded births place it above 89.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jarel compares
1,160 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Jarel's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jarel's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jarel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Jarel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2009 (Jarel as girls' name)
Jarel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (328 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Jarel's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jarel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
241 births
- 1990s
1990s
328 births
- 2000s
2000s
317 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 328 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jarel 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 Jarel's total volume
Jarel by state
Where Jarel concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
66 of 1,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jarel's data
- Jarel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jarels (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jarel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Jarel 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.