Boys' name · since 1983

Jarelle

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 332 babies named Jarelle, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10,054 of 45,481
all-time among boys
332
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade

Jarelle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 332 have been recorded since 1983.

Jarelle has 332 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1983 to 2022.

  • #10,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 332 born since 1983
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarelle ranks #10,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 332 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.

#10,054 of 45,481
all-time among boys
332
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jarelle's 332 recorded births place it above 77.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jarelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jarelle splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jarelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
19
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
05101520 19831988199319982003200820132022 6

Jarelle by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (105 births, 32% of the file).

1990s was Jarelle's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Jarelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 105 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarelle?
Since 1983, Social Security records show 332 babies named Jarelle. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,054 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 19 births.
Where does Jarelle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarelle ranks #10,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jarelle most popular?
Jarelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jarelle been used?
The SSA has tracked Jarelle since 1983 -- 40 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Jarelle?
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.

What to do with Jarelle's data

  • Jarelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jarelle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jarelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–2022 (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 Jarelle 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.