Recorded 1940–2009 Boys' name Peak 1942 144 births

Jarry — boys' name

144 babies named Jarry in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s541950s401960s281970s111980s62000s5

The verdict

144 boys have been named Jarry since 1940, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2009.

144
total births
1940–2009
years on record
1940s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jarry was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jarry in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarry

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Jarry between 1940 and 2009, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarry performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarry 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 144 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.

Jarry at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

144

Since 1940

70 years of records

Peak year

1942

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1940

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jarry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1940

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1942)
9
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Jarry by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
54 births that decade — 38% of Jarry's all-time total
1940s541950s401960s281970s111980s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarry?
144 babies have been named Jarry since 1940. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1942 with 9 births.
When was Jarry most popular?
Jarry was most popular in the 1940s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Jarry been used?
Jarry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 70 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jarry?
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.

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, 1940–2009 (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.