Recorded 1919–2023 Boys' name Peak 1987 1,019 births

Jarrel — boys' name

1,019 babies named Jarrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s261930s491940s541950s291960s231970s501980s3321990s2232000s1412010s752020s11
1980s
Peak decade

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

1987
Single peak year

64 babies were named Jarrel in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarrel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,019 babies named Jarrel between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarrel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 332 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jarrel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarrel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarrel 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 1,019 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.

Jarrel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,019

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

1987

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jarrel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1987)
64
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Jarrel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
332 births that decade — 33% of Jarrel's all-time total
1910s61920s261930s491940s541950s291960s231970s501980s3321990s2232000s1412010s752020s11

Jarrel by state

Where Jarrel concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jarrel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
64 6.3%
#2 Texas
17 1.7%
#3 California
7 0.7%
#4 Illinois
7 0.7%
#5 Georgia
5 0.5%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.5%
#7 Maryland
5 0.5%
New York share of Jarrel's total US births 6.3%
Even split

64 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarrel?
1,019 babies have been named Jarrel since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1987 with 64 births.
When was Jarrel most popular?
Jarrel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 332 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Jarrel most popular?
The top states for the name Jarrel are New York (64 births), Texas (17 births), California (7 births).
How long has the name Jarrel been used?
Jarrel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jarrel?
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, 1919–2023 (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.