Boys' name · since 1972
Jarius
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 1,814 babies named Jarius, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,814
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jarius is the #5268 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,814 recorded since 1972.
Jarius has 1,814 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5268 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #3,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,814 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarius ranks #3,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,814 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,814
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarius's 1,814 recorded births place it above 92.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jarius compares
1,814 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jarius's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,814 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jarius's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 89 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jarius by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (639 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jarius's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 213
1980s
213 births
- 1990s
1990s
564 births
- 2000s
2000s
639 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 639 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jarius 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 Jarius's total volume
Jarius by state
Where Jarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 166 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 143 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 82 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 65 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 53 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.2% |
166 of 1,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jarius appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarius's data
- Jarius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (639 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jariuss (166 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jarius 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.