Total births
64
Unisex name · since 1978
Jarrah
Jarrah has 64 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1978–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Jarrah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1978.
Jarrah has 64 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2015.
- 64 total births
- 1978–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Jarrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jarrah splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jarrah at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Jarrah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2015
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jarrah popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2012 (Jarrah as boys' name)
Jarrah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jarrah's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jarrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jarrah? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 64 babies named Jarrah. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Jarrah go back to 1978, giving 38 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Jarrah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jarrah: Baby Name Since 1978 - 64 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jarrah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jarrah 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 July 2026.