Boys' name · since 1966
Jarred
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 13,255 babies named Jarred, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,255
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
13,255 babies have been named Jarred since 1966, making it today's #6882 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarred has been recorded 13,255 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #6882 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,255 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarred ranks #1,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,255 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,255
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarred's 13,255 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jarred compares
13,255 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jarred's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarred | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 607 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jarred splits its recorded history at 1996: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 607 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jarred popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 607
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jarred popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1986 (Jarred as girls' name)
Jarred by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,173 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Jarred's strongest decade.
5,173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jarred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 1,230
1970s
1,230 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,193 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,173 births
- 2000s 1,990
2000s
1,990 births
- 2010s 478
2010s
478 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,173 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jarred compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jarred's total volume
Jarred by state
Where Jarred concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,161 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,069 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 700 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 641 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 601 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 592 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 542 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 386 | 2.9% |
1,161 of 13,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Jarred appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarred's data
- Jarred's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,173 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jarreds (1,161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarred: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jarred 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.