Recorded 1982–2020 Boys' name Peak 1989 760 births

Jaryd — boys' name

760 babies named Jaryd in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2021990s3662000s1632010s242020s5
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jaryd was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

55 babies were named Jaryd in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaryd

The Social Security Administration has registered 760 babies named Jaryd between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaryd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaryd performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 366 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaryd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaryd in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaryd 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 760 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.

Jaryd at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

760

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

1989

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jaryd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
55
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0204060 20202009200419991994198919841982 10

Jaryd by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
366 births that decade — 48% of Jaryd's all-time total
1980s2021990s3662000s1632010s242020s5

Jaryd by state

Where Jaryd concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaryd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 3.7%
#2 Texas
21 2.8%
#3 Massachusetts
12 1.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
10 1.3%
#5 Illinois
6 0.8%
#6 New York
6 0.8%
#7 Florida
5 0.7%
#8 Washington
5 0.7%
California share of Jaryd's total US births 3.7%
Even split

28 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaryd?
760 babies have been named Jaryd since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 55 births.
When was Jaryd most popular?
Jaryd was most popular in the 1990s decade with 366 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jaryd most popular?
The top states for the name Jaryd are California (28 births), Texas (21 births), Massachusetts (12 births).
How long has the name Jaryd been used?
Jaryd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jaryd?
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, 1982–2020 (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.