US rank #5495 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,796 births

Jarius — #5495 US boys' name

1,796 babies named Jarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s2131990s5642000s6392010s2702020s63
#5495
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jarius was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

89 babies were named Jarius in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,796 babies named Jarius between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarius currently holds the #5495 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 639 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarius in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarius 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 1,796 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.

Jarius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,796

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2000

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,495

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
89
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219741972 7

Jarius by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
639 births that decade — 36% of Jarius's all-time total
1970s471980s2131990s5642000s6392010s2702020s63

Jarius by state

Where Jarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
166 9.2%
#2 Georgia
143 8.0%
#3 Florida
82 4.6%
#4 Louisiana
65 3.6%
#5 Mississippi
53 3.0%
#6 Alabama
30 1.7%
#7 South Carolina
23 1.3%
#8 Tennessee
22 1.2%
Texas share of Jarius's total US births 9.2%
Even split

166 of 1,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jarius appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarius?
1,796 babies have been named Jarius since 1972. It currently ranks #5495 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 89 births.
When was Jarius most popular?
Jarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 639 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jarius most popular?
The top states for the name Jarius are Texas (166 births), Georgia (143 births), Florida (82 births).
How long has the name Jarius been used?
Jarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jarius?
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, 1972–2024 (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.