Boys' name · since 1964
Jaron
11,228 babies named Jaron in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,228
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaron currently ranks #2461 among boys' names in America, with 11,228 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Jaron recorded 11,228 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #2461 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #1,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,228 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaron ranks #1,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,228 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,228
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaron's 11,228 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaron compares
11,228 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
Jaron's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,228 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 551 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaron's full recorded timeline at 1996, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 551 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 551
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jaron popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 1983 (Jaron as girls' name)
Jaron by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,481 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Jaron's strongest decade.
3,481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jaron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 590
1970s
590 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,149 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,481 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,242 births
- 2010s 1,357
2010s
1,357 births
- 2020s 380
2020s
380 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,481 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jaron 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 Jaron's total volume
Jaron by state
Where Jaron concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 870 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 758 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 498 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 427 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 415 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 400 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 397 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Utah | | 394 | 3.5% |
870 of 11,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Jaron appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaron's data
- Jaron's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,481 total births); usage has since declined to 380 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jarons (870 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 Jaron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Jaron 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.