Recorded 2003–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 84 births

Jarelyn — girls' name

84 babies named Jarelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s472020s5

The verdict

84 girls have been named Jarelyn since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

84
total births
2003–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jarelyn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jarelyn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Jarelyn between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jarelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jarelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarelyn 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 84 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.

Jarelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jarelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Jarelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 56% of Jarelyn's all-time total
2000s322010s472020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarelyn?
84 babies have been named Jarelyn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Jarelyn most popular?
Jarelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jarelyn been used?
Jarelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jarelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2003–2023 (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.