Boys' name · since 1990
Jarquez
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Jarquez, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarquez sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 288 recorded since 1990.
Jarquez has 288 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1990 to 2020.
- #10,819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 288 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarquez ranks #10,819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarquez's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Jarquez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jarquez's full recorded timeline at 2002, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jarquez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2020
- Peak year (1997)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jarquez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jarquez's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jarquez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (45% of all-time use).
Jarquez by state
Where Jarquez concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 34 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 17 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.7% |
34 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jarquez's data
- Jarquez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jarquezs (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jarquez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1990–2020 (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 Jarquez 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.