Boys' name · since 1964
Jaret
2,969 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.
- #2,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,969
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaret is the #5448 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,969 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaret has been recorded 2,969 times among boys since 1964, currently ranked #5448 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,448 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,969 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaret ranks #2,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,448 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,969 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,969
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaret's 2,969 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Jaret compares
2,969 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
Jaret's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaret | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,969 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaret splits its recorded history at 1995: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 354 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaret popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jaret popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1998 (Jaret as girls' name)
Jaret by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (971 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Jaret's strongest decade.
971 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jaret births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 336
1970s
336 births
- 1980s
1980s
404 births
- 1990s
1990s
971 births
- 2000s
2000s
897 births
- 2010s 211
2010s
211 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 971 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jaret 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 Jaret's total volume
Jaret by state
Where Jaret concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 288 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 212 | 7.1% |
| #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% |
288 of 2,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Jaret appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaret's data
- Jaret's decade-level peak was the 1990s (971 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Jarets (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Jaret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Jaret 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.