Jarris — boys' name
136 babies named Jarris in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
136 boys have been named Jarris since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.
- 136
- total births
- 1981–2007
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
57% of everyone ever named Jarris was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Jarris in 1987 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jarris
The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Jarris between 1981 and 2007, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jarris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jarris 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 136 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.
Jarris at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jarris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1981
- Peak year (1987)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2007.
136 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 16 births in a single year.
Jarris by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 78 births that decade — 57% of Jarris's all-time total
Jarris decade highlights
- Peak decade 78 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Jarris's strongest decade
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
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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, 1981–2007 (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.