Recorded 1978–2015 Unisex name Peak 1978 64 births

Jarrah — unisex name

64 babies named Jarrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s51990s202000s112010s21

The verdict

64 girls have been named Jarrah since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.

64
total births
1978–2015
years on record
2010s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jarrah was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jarrah in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Jarrah between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jarrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Jarrah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarrah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jarrah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarrah 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 64 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.

Jarrah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

64

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jarrah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520132012201020072001199919971995199119801978 7

Jarrah popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2012 (Jarrah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20212012 5

Jarrah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 33% of Jarrah's all-time total
1970s71980s51990s202000s112010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarrah?
64 babies have been named Jarrah since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Jarrah most popular?
Jarrah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Is Jarrah a unisex name?
Yes, Jarrah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 64 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jarrah been used?
Jarrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jarrah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2015 (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.