Boys' name · since 1982
Jaryd
Jaryd has 760 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 760
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
760 boys have been named Jaryd since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaryd has been recorded 760 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2020.
- #6,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 760 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaryd ranks #6,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 760 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 760
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaryd's 760 recorded births place it above 86.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jaryd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaryd's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaryd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (1989)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jaryd by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (366 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Jaryd's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jaryd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
366 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 366 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jaryd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaryd's total volume
Jaryd by state
Where Jaryd concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| 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% |
28 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Jaryd's decade-level peak was the 1990s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaryds (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaryd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
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, 1982–2020 (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 Jaryd 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.