Jared
- Last seen for girls in 2014 at #13,069
- #396 for boys in 2025, 804 births
- Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1998 · 7,462 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 206,351since 1881
Jared over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #396 | 804 | |
| 2024 | — | #393 | 830 | |
| 2023 | — | #343 | 971 | |
| 2022 | — | #379 | 857 | |
| 2021 | — | #394 | 806 | |
| 2020 | — | #368 | 845 | |
| 2019 | — | #361 | 911 | |
| 2018 | — | #367 | 891 | |
| 2017 | — | #385 | 845 | |
| 2016 | — | #384 | 834 | |
| 2015 | — | #340 | 1,010 | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #297 | 1,191 |
| 2013 | — | #305 | 1,148 | |
| 2012 | — | #294 | 1,200 | |
| 2011 | — | #267 | 1,304 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #243 | 1,443 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #214 | 1,755 |
| 2008 | — | #197 | 2,046 | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #160 | 2,602 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #138 | 2,976 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #137 | 2,925 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #128 | 3,178 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | #107 | 3,942 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #84 | 4,837 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #65 | 6,434 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | #56 | 7,324 |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | #54 | 7,276 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #51 | 7,462 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #56 | 6,682 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | #64 | 5,821 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #63 | 5,886 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #63 | 5,875 |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | #63 | 6,065 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #67 | 5,868 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | #64 | 6,214 |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | #63 | 6,643 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #57 | 7,018 |
| 1988 | #2,700 | 39 | #60 | 6,211 |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 | #58 | 6,206 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | #58 | 6,119 |
| 1985 | #2,860 | 32 | #58 | 5,883 |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | #59 | 5,685 |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 | #56 | 5,853 |
| 1982 | #2,150 | 47 | #54 | 6,263 |
| 1981 | #2,723 | 33 | #57 | 5,865 |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | #61 | 5,205 |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | #65 | 4,670 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #72 | 3,847 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #76 | 3,738 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #90 | 2,929 |
| 1975 | #3,404 | 20 | #100 | 2,556 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #131 | 2,005 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #155 | 1,590 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #187 | 1,258 |
| 1971 | — | #218 | 1,072 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #284 | 748 |
| 1969 | — | #286 | 686 | |
| 1968 | — | #337 | 519 | |
| 1967 | — | #408 | 347 | |
| 1966 | — | #476 | 259 | |
| 1965 | — | #745 | 99 | |
| 1964 | — | #846 | 81 | |
| 1963 | — | #803 | 89 | |
| 1962 | — | #871 | 76 | |
| 1961 | — | #890 | 74 | |
| 1960 | — | #964 | 62 | |
| 1959 | — | #897 | 73 | |
| 1958 | — | #850 | 79 | |
| 1957 | — | #884 | 73 | |
| 1956 | — | #833 | 80 | |
| 1955 | — | #906 | 67 | |
| 1954 | — | #751 | 90 | |
| 1953 | — | #926 | 60 | |
| 1952 | — | #939 | 57 | |
| 1951 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | — | #850 | 64 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,029 | 46 | |
| 1948 | — | #989 | 50 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,093 | 44 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,031 | 44 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,078 | 36 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,018 | 41 | |
| 1943 | — | #956 | 49 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,007 | 44 | |
| 1941 | — | #898 | 50 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,135 | 34 | |
| 1939 | — | #954 | 43 | |
| 1938 | — | #927 | 46 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,326 | 25 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,496 | 24 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,933 | 16 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,871 | 18 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,986 | 15 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
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| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Jared! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jared is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#165 · 1 in 454
- New Jersey#224 · 1 in 947
- Utah#274 · 1 in 1,092
- Maryland#285 · 1 in 1,205
- California#304 · 1 in 1,450
Best ever in a state: #9 in Utah, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 454 |
| New Jersey | #224 | 42 | 1 in 947 |
| Utah | #274 | 18 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Maryland | #285 | 19 | 1 in 1,205 |
| California | #304 | 121 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Massachusetts | #307 | 18 | 1 in 1,501 |
| New York | #314 | 58 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Arizona | #357 | 21 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Kentucky | #375 | 13 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Florida | #384 | 50 | 1 in 1,911 |
| Georgia | #393 | 29 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Pennsylvania | #397 | 26 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Illinois | #400 | 27 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Texas | #407 | 87 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Wisconsin | #411 | 12 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Alabama | #422 | 12 | 1 in 1,793 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Colorado | #441 | 13 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Iowa | #448 | 7 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Louisiana | #450 | 10 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Tennessee | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Virginia | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Missouri | #457 | 13 | 1 in 2,139 |
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Kansas | #468 | 7 | 1 in 2,007 |
| Oregon | #474 | 7 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Minnesota | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Ohio | #500 | 21 | 1 in 2,502 |
| North Carolina | #512 | 19 | 1 in 2,709 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Michigan | #540 | 15 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Washington | #604 | 11 | 1 in 2,982 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jared
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 28 spots since 2020 (#368 → #396)
- Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1966
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1940
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1998 at #51 (7,462 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1975–2002
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1950–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 256
- Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 1998 were named Jared (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,124 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 30.9% of all boys named Jared (63,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #866 (1881) | #866 |
| 1890s | 5 | #963 (1891) | #963 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 87 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,292 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,822 (1928) | #2,323 |
| 1930s | 267 | #927 (1938) | #1,415 |
| 1940s | 438 | #898 (1941) | #1,023 |
| 1950s | 697 | #751 (1954) | #879 |
| 1960s | 2,292 | #286 (1969) | #663 |
| 1970s | 24,413 | #65 (1979) | #138 |
| 1980s | 60,308 | #54 (1982) | #58 |
| 1990s | 63,792 | #51 (1998) | #61 |
| 2000s | 38,019 | #56 (2000) | #129 |
| 2010s | 10,777 | #243 (2010) | #324 |
| 2020s | 5,113 | #343 (2023) | #379 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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