Recorded 1970–2016 Boys' name Peak 1989 1,402 births

Jarid — boys' name

1,402 babies named Jarid in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1841980s4821990s5252000s1862010s25
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jarid was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

74 babies were named Jarid in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarid

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,402 babies named Jarid between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarid performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jarid shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarid in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarid 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 1,402 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.

Jarid at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,402

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1989

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jarid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
74
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Jarid by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
525 births that decade — 37% of Jarid's all-time total
1970s1841980s4821990s5252000s1862010s25

Jarid by state

Where Jarid concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
76 5.4%
#2 California
53 3.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
29 2.1%
#4 Massachusetts
17 1.2%
#5 Michigan
10 0.7%
#6 Texas
10 0.7%
#7 Washington
10 0.7%
#8 Minnesota
6 0.4%
New York share of Jarid's total US births 5.4%
Even split

76 of 1,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jarid appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarid?
1,402 babies have been named Jarid since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 74 births.
When was Jarid most popular?
Jarid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jarid most popular?
The top states for the name Jarid are New York (76 births), California (53 births), Pennsylvania (29 births).
How long has the name Jarid been used?
Jarid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jarid?
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, 1970–2016 (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.