Recorded 1966–2015 Boys' name Peak 1988 1,897 births

Jarrad — boys' name

1,897 babies named Jarrad in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s4571980s7961990s4682000s1132010s31
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jarrad was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

94 babies were named Jarrad in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarrad

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,897 babies named Jarrad between 1966 and 2015, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarrad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarrad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 796 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarrad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarrad in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarrad 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 1,897 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.

Jarrad at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,897

Since 1966

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1966

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jarrad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1966

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
94
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Jarrad by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
796 births that decade — 42% of Jarrad's all-time total
1960s321970s4571980s7961990s4682000s1132010s31

Jarrad by state

Where Jarrad concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarrad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
102 5.4%
#2 California
88 4.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
74 3.9%
#4 New York
50 2.6%
#5 Georgia
31 1.6%
#6 Louisiana
29 1.5%
#7 Florida
22 1.2%
#8 Massachusetts
22 1.2%
Texas share of Jarrad's total US births 5.4%
Even split

102 of 1,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Jarrad appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarrad?
1,897 babies have been named Jarrad since 1966. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 94 births.
When was Jarrad most popular?
Jarrad was most popular in the 1980s decade with 796 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jarrad most popular?
The top states for the name Jarrad are Texas (102 births), California (88 births), Pennsylvania (74 births).
How long has the name Jarrad been used?
Jarrad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 50 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jarrad?
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, 1966–2015 (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.