Boys' name · since 1973
Jarren
Jarren has 2,220 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,220
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jarren is the #4755 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,220 recorded since 1973.
Jarren has 2,220 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4755 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,755 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,220 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarren ranks #3,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,755 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,220 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,220
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jarren's 2,220 recorded births place it above 93.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jarren compares
2,220 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jarren's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,220 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jarren splits its recorded history at 2001: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jarren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jarren popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1993 (Jarren as girls' name)
Jarren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (780 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jarren's strongest decade.
780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jarren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 277
1980s
277 births
- 1990s
1990s
602 births
- 2000s
2000s
780 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 780 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jarren 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 Jarren's total volume
Jarren by state
Where Jarren concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 187 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 168 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Utah | | 16 | 0.7% |
187 of 2,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jarren appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarren's data
- Jarren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (780 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jarrens (187 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jarren 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.