Recorded 1982–2010 Boys' name Peak 1986 692 births

Jarryd — boys' name

692 babies named Jarryd in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s3481990s2512000s872010s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jarryd was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

83 babies were named Jarryd in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarryd

The Social Security Administration has registered 692 babies named Jarryd between 1982 and 2010, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarryd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarryd performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 348 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jarryd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarryd in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarryd 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 692 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.

Jarryd at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

692

Since 1982

29 years of records

Peak year

1986

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1982

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jarryd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1982

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1986)
83
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
020406080100 20102005200119971993198919851982 7

Jarryd by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
348 births that decade — 50% of Jarryd's all-time total
1980s3481990s2512000s872010s6

Jarryd by state

Where Jarryd concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarryd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 4.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
23 3.3%
#3 Texas
16 2.3%
#4 New York
12 1.7%
#5 Florida
10 1.4%
#6 Arizona
5 0.7%
#7 Illinois
5 0.7%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.7%
California share of Jarryd's total US births 4.8%
Even split

33 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jarryd appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarryd?
692 babies have been named Jarryd since 1982. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1986 with 83 births.
When was Jarryd most popular?
Jarryd was most popular in the 1980s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Jarryd most popular?
The top states for the name Jarryd are California (33 births), Pennsylvania (23 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Jarryd been used?
Jarryd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 29 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jarryd?
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, 1982–2010 (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.