Boys' name · since 1974
Jarell
2,993 babies named Jarell in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,993
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarell currently ranks #4450 among boys' names in America, with 2,993 babies recorded since 1974.
Jarell has 2,993 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4450 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #2,541 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,450 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,993 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarell ranks #2,541 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,450 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,993 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,993
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarell's 2,993 recorded births place it above 94.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jarell compares
2,993 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jarell's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,993 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jarell's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 125, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jarell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jarell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,000 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Jarell's strongest decade.
1,000 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jarell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
542 births
- 1990s
1990s
724 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,000 births
- 2010s
2010s
518 births
- 2020s 169
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,000 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jarell 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 Jarell's total volume
Jarell by state
Where Jarell concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 281 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 135 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 114 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 107 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 103 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 91 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 74 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.0% |
281 of 2,993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jarell appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarell's data
- Jarell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,000 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jarells (281 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jarell 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.