Recorded 1990–2020 Boys' name Peak 1997 288 births

Jarquez — boys' name

288 babies named Jarquez in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

288 boys have been named Jarquez since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

288
total births
1990–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jarquez was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jarquez in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarquez

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Jarquez between 1990 and 2020, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarquez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarquez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jarquez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarquez in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarquez 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 288 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.

Jarquez at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

288

Since 1990

31 years of records

Peak year

1997

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1990

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jarquez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1990

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1997)
24
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Jarquez by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
131 births that decade — 45% of Jarquez's all-time total
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Jarquez by state

Where Jarquez concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jarquez
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%
Georgia share of Jarquez's total US births 11.8%
Even split

34 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarquez?
288 babies have been named Jarquez since 1990. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1997 with 24 births.
When was Jarquez most popular?
Jarquez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Jarquez most popular?
The top states for the name Jarquez are Georgia (34 births), Florida (17 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Jarquez been used?
Jarquez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 31 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jarquez?
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, 1990–2020 (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.