Boys' name · since 1986
Jareth
Jareth has 2,076 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,076
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,076 babies have been named Jareth since 1986, making it today's #1881 boys' name.
Jareth has 2,076 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1881 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,076 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jareth ranks #3,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,076 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,076
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jareth's 2,076 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jareth compares
2,076 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Jareth's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jareth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,076 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jareth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jareth's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 90, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jareth popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jareth popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2001 (Jareth as girls' name)
Jareth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (611 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Jareth's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jareth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
328 births
- 2000s
2000s
611 births
- 2010s
2010s
567 births
- 2020s
2020s
421 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 611 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jareth 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 Jareth's total volume
Jareth by state
Where Jareth concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 303 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 222 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 43 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.2% |
303 of 2,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jareth appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jareth's data
- Jareth's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (611 total births) through the 2020s (421) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jareths (303 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jareth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Jareth 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.