Boys' name · since 1999

Jarien

Jarien has 35 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,704 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Jarien is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 35 have been recorded since 1999.

Jarien has 35 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1999 to 2012.

  • #24,704 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 35 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarien ranks #24,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,704 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jarien's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jarien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jarien's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jarien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 19992003200620092012 6

Jarien by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).

2000s was Jarien's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Jarien births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarien?
35 babies have been named Jarien since 1999. All-time, it sits at #24,704 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
Where does Jarien sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarien ranks #24,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jarien most popular?
Jarien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Jarien been used?
Records for Jarien go back to 1999, giving 14 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Jarien?
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.

What to do with Jarien's data

  • Jarien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jarien

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jarien

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jarien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2012 (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 Jarien 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.