Recorded 1975–2025 Unisex name Peak 1984 280 births

Jaris — boys' name

280 babies named Jaris in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s831990s862000s702010s302020s5

The verdict

280 boys have been named Jaris since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

280
total births
1975–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jaris was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jaris in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaris

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Jaris between 1975 and 2025, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Jaris is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1930.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaris performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaris 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 280 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.

Jaris at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

280

Since 1975

51 years of records

Peak year

1984

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1975

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jaris popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1975

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1984)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 20252009200319981993198719821975 6

Jaris popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1930 (Jaris as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 1992199119561930 5

Jaris by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
86 births that decade — 31% of Jaris's all-time total
1970s61980s831990s862000s702010s302020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaris?
280 babies have been named Jaris since 1975. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1984 with 13 births.
When was Jaris most popular?
Jaris was most popular in the 1990s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Is Jaris a unisex name?
Yes, Jaris is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 280 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Jaris been used?
Jaris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 51 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaris?
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.

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, 1975–2025 (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.