Boys' name · since 1938
Jaren
5,089 babies named Jaren in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,563 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,089
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaren is the #4563 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,089 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaren has been recorded 5,089 times among boys since 1938, currently ranked #4563 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #1,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,563 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,089 born since 1938
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaren ranks #1,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,563 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,089 born since 1938, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,563 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,089
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaren's 5,089 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaren compares
5,089 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jaren's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,089 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 296 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaren splits its recorded history at 1994: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 296 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 296
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Jaren popularity over time - girls
253 total births recorded since 1953 (Jaren as girls' name)
Jaren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,008 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jaren's strongest decade.
2,008 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 168
1970s
168 births
- 1980s 637
1980s
637 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,284 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,008 births
- 2010s 772
2010s
772 births
- 2020s 179
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,008 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jaren 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 Jaren's total volume
Jaren by state
Where Jaren concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 423 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Utah | | 377 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 372 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 149 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 122 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 121 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 105 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 99 | 1.9% |
423 of 5,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Jaren appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaren's data
- Jaren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,008 total births); usage has since declined to 179 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jarens (423 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jaren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Jaren 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.