Recorded 1978–2021 Boys' name Peak 1980 369 births

Jarian — boys' name

369 babies named Jarian in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s371990s552000s1202010s1002020s12
2000s
Peak decade

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

1980
Single peak year

37 babies were named Jarian in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarian

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Jarian between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarian in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarian 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 369 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.

Jarian at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

369

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

1980

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jarian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
37
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 202120172013200920052001199619901978 23

Jarian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 33% of Jarian's all-time total
1970s451980s371990s552000s1202010s1002020s12

Jarian by state

Where Jarian concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jarian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.6%
#2 Texas
6 1.6%
#3 Florida
5 1.4%
North Carolina share of Jarian's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarian?
369 babies have been named Jarian since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 37 births.
When was Jarian most popular?
Jarian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jarian most popular?
The top states for the name Jarian are North Carolina (6 births), Texas (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jarian been used?
Jarian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jarian?
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, 1978–2021 (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.