US rank #4446 Boys' name Peak 1998 2,951 births

Jaret — #4446 US boys' name

2,951 babies named Jaret in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s541970s3361980s4041990s9712000s8972010s2102020s79
#4446
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jaret was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

354 babies were named Jaret in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaret

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,951 babies named Jaret between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaret currently holds the #4446 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 354 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaret performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 971 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jaret shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 288 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaret in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaret 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 2,951 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.

Jaret at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,951

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

1998

354 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,446

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaret popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
354
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Jaret popularity over time — girls

22 total births recorded since 1998 (Jaret as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.5 2006200520021998 5

Jaret by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
971 births that decade — 33% of Jaret's all-time total
1960s541970s3361980s4041990s9712000s8972010s2102020s79

Jaret by state

Where Jaret concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaret
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
288 9.8%
#2 California
212 7.2%
#3 Texas
199 6.7%
#4 New York
100 3.4%
#5 Florida
65 2.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
35 1.2%
#7 Illinois
29 1.0%
#8 Indiana
29 1.0%
Ohio share of Jaret's total US births 9.8%
Even split

288 of 2,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Jaret appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaret?
2,951 babies have been named Jaret since 1964. It currently ranks #4446 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 354 births.
When was Jaret most popular?
Jaret was most popular in the 1990s decade with 971 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Jaret most popular?
The top states for the name Jaret are Ohio (288 births), California (212 births), Texas (199 births).
How long has the name Jaret been used?
Jaret has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaret?
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.

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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, 1964–2024 (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.