Boys' name · since 1973
Jarrard
57 babies named Jarrard in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
57 boys have been named Jarrard since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarrard has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #21,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarrard ranks #21,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarrard's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jarrard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jarrard splits its recorded history at 1983: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jarrard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jarrard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Jarrard's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jarrard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Jarrard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jarrard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Jarrard 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.