Boys' name · since 1940

Jarry

Jarry has 144 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,016 of 45,481
all-time among boys
144
born since 1940
1940s
peak decade

Jarry is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 144 have been recorded since 1940.

Jarry has 144 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2009.

  • #15,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 144 born since 1940
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarry ranks #15,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.

#15,016 of 45,481
all-time among boys
144
born since 1940
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jarry's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jarry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jarry's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jarry popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1942)
9
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
45678910 194019431948195219571962196919812009 5

Jarry by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (54 births, 38% of the file).

1940s was Jarry's strongest decade.

54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Jarry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 54 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarry? ▼
144 babies have been named Jarry since 1940. All-time, it sits at #15,016 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1942 with 9 births.
Where does Jarry sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarry ranks #15,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Jarry's data

  • Jarry's decade-level peak was the 1940s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jarry

Nearby Names Like Jarry

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jarry

Jared Boy
#396 206,351 births
Jarrod Boy
#6879 25,286 births
Jarrett Boy
#2391 22,892 births
Jarvis Boy
#2837 17,720 births
Jarred Boy
#6882 13,255 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Zannie
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Winfrey
144 births · Peak 1932
Parvin
144 births · Peak 1918
Joeph
144 births · Peak 1986
Nial
144 births · Peak 2024
Willi
144 births · Peak 1958

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jarry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1940–2009 (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 Jarry 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.