Boys' name · since 1966
Jarod
Jarod has 11,799 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,799
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jarod is the #9061 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 11,799 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Jarod recorded 11,799 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #9061 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,093 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,799 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarod ranks #1,093 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,799 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,799
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarod's 11,799 recorded births place it above 97.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jarod compares
11,799 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jarod's all-time total is 32x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarod | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,799 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,045 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jarod's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 1,045, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jarod popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,045
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jarod popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Jarod as girls' name)
Jarod by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,004 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Jarod's strongest decade.
4,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jarod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 95
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 1,583
1970s
1,583 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,115 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,004 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,533 births
- 2010s 380
2010s
380 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,004 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jarod 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 Jarod's total volume
Jarod by state
Where Jarod concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,013 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 912 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 672 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 479 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 478 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 471 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 397 | 3.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 393 | 3.3% |
1,013 of 11,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Jarod appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarod's data
- Jarod's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,004 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jarods (1,013 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jarod 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.