US rank #5285 Boys' name Peak 2001 2,199 births

Jarren — #5285 US boys' name

2,199 babies named Jarren in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s2771990s6022000s7802010s4362020s85
#5285
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jarren was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

102 babies were named Jarren in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarren

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,199 babies named Jarren between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarren currently holds the #5285 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 780 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 187 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarren in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarren 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 2,199 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.

Jarren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,199

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2001

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,285

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jarren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
102
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
050100150 202420182012200620001994198819821973 5

Jarren popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1993 (Jarren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20011993 5

Jarren by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
780 births that decade — 35% of Jarren's all-time total
1970s191980s2771990s6022000s7802010s4362020s85

Jarren by state

Where Jarren concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
187 8.5%
#2 California
168 7.6%
#3 Ohio
31 1.4%
#4 Florida
21 1.0%
#5 Indiana
20 0.9%
#6 Louisiana
17 0.8%
#7 New York
16 0.7%
#8 Utah
16 0.7%
Texas share of Jarren's total US births 8.5%
Even split

187 of 2,199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Jarren appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarren?
2,199 babies have been named Jarren since 1973. It currently ranks #5285 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 102 births.
When was Jarren most popular?
Jarren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 780 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jarren most popular?
The top states for the name Jarren are Texas (187 births), California (168 births), Ohio (31 births).
How long has the name Jarren been used?
Jarren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jarren?
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, 1973–2024 (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.