US rank #2682 Boys' name Peak 2001 11,171 births

Jaron — #2682 US boys' name

11,171 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.

1960s291970s5901980s21491990s34792000s32422010s13572020s325
#2682
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

551 babies were named Jaron in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaron

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,171 babies named Jaron between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaron currently holds the #2682 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 551 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaron performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,479 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jaron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 865 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaron in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaron 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 11,171 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.

Jaron at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,171

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2001

551 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,682

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
551
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
-2000200400600 202420162008200019921984197619681964 6

Jaron popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 1983 (Jaron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
4.555.566.577.5 20042003200120001988198719861983 7

Jaron by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,479 births that decade — 31% of Jaron's all-time total
1960s291970s5901980s21491990s34792000s32422010s13572020s325

Jaron by state

Where Jaron concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
865 7.7%
#2 Texas
752 6.7%
#3 Ohio
497 4.4%
#4 Florida
422 3.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
408 3.7%
#6 Illinois
400 3.6%
#7 New York
397 3.6%
#8 Utah
394 3.5%
California share of Jaron's total US births 7.7%
Even split

865 of 11,171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Jaron appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaron?
11,171 babies have been named Jaron since 1964. It currently ranks #2682 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 551 births.
When was Jaron most popular?
Jaron was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,479 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jaron most popular?
The top states for the name Jaron are California (865 births), Texas (752 births), Ohio (497 births).
How long has the name Jaron been used?
Jaron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaron?
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, 1964–2024 (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.