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

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Peak · boys
1998 · 7,462 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
206,351
since 1881

Jared over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #51, 1998boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#396804
2024—#393830
2023—#343971
2022—#379857
2021—#394806
2020—#368845
2019—#361911
2018—#367891
2017—#385845
2016—#384834
2015—#3401,010
2014#13,0697#2971,191
2013—#3051,148
2012—#2941,200
2011—#2671,304
2010#16,9925#2431,443
2009#11,4599#2141,755
2008—#1972,046
2007#13,9247#1602,602
2006#10,61110#1382,976
2005#10,12810#1372,925
2004#6,76817#1283,178
2003#7,99813#1073,942
2002#8,83711#844,837
2001#7,31714#656,434
2000#5,49120#567,324
1999#3,89530#547,276
1998#6,07316#517,462
1997#5,86816#566,682
1996#5,53117#645,821
1995#10,5147#635,886
1994#5,98415#635,875
1993#5,20618#636,065
1992#7,51211#675,868
1991#4,49722#646,214
1990#4,52321#636,643
1989#3,78426#577,018
1988#2,70039#606,211
1987#3,16929#586,206
1986#3,36026#586,119
1985#2,86032#585,883
1984#2,38240#595,685
1983#2,47537#565,853
1982#2,15047#546,263
1981#2,72333#575,865
1980#2,60336#615,205
1979#3,44223#654,670
1978#4,24216#723,847
1977#4,06917#763,738
1976#3,09523#902,929
1975#3,40420#1002,556
1974#5,7769#1312,005
1973#5,5809#1551,590
1972#8,2925#1871,258
1971—#2181,072
1970#7,9955#284748
1969—#286686
1968—#337519
1967—#408347
1966—#476259
1965—#74599
1964—#84681
1963—#80389
1962—#87176
1961—#89074
1960—#96462
1959—#89773
1958—#85079
1957—#88473
1956—#83380
1955—#90667
1954—#75190
1953—#92660
1952—#93957
1951—#94954
1950—#85064
1949—#1,02946
1948—#98950
1947—#1,09344
1946—#1,03144
1945—#1,07836
1944—#1,01841
1943—#95649
1942—#1,00744
1941—#89850
1940—#1,13534
1939—#95443
1938—#92746
1937—#1,03138
1936—#1,32625
1935—#1,42223
1934—#1,78316
1933—#1,90514
1932—#1,71618
1931—#1,58920
1930—#1,49624
1929—#1,93316
1928—#1,82218
1927—#1,87118
1926—#2,56611
1925—#2,58811
1924—#1,83919
1923—#2,12315
1922—#3,2528
1921—#2,63211
1920—#2,60211
1919—#2,51111
1918—#2,39812
1917—#1,98615
1916—#2,25912
1915—#1,87815
1914—#2,9156
1913—#2,8215
1912—#2,2696
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1910—#1,5895
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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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedNHWashington: #106 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 576 boysWAIdaho: #69 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 268 boysIDMontana: #146 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 736 boysMTNorth Dakota: #93 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 438 boysNDMinnesota: #115 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 707 boysMNIllinois: #299 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,678 boysILWisconsin: #205 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,995 boysWIMichigan: #243 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,186 boysMINew York: #239 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,904 boysNYMassachusetts: #197 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,242 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedRIOregon: #126 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 681 boysORNevada: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 748 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #81 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 347 boysSDIowa: #136 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 935 boysIAIndiana: #228 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,910 boysINOhio: #229 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,144 boysOHPennsylvania: #214 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,210 boysPANew Jersey: #329 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,971 boysNJConnecticut: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,578 boysCTCalifornia: #239 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,649 boysCAUtah: #33 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 137 boysUTColorado: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,189 boysCONebraska: #117 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 638 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,163 boysKYWest Virginia: #234 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,407 boysWVVirginia: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,335 boysVAMaryland: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,784 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jared, so not publishedDEArizona: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,090 boysAZNew Mexico: #211 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,070 boysNMKansas: #111 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 544 boysKSArkansas: #243 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,771 boysARTennessee: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,144 boysTNNorth Carolina: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,709 boysNCSouth Carolina: #384 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,900 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #251 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,798 boysDCOklahoma: #166 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 963 boysOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,067 boysLAMississippi: #411 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,263 boysMSAlabama: #260 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,011 boysALGeorgia: #281 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,088 boysGAHawaii: #158 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 692 boysHITexas: #276 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,755 boysTXFlorida: #291 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#33 · 1 in 137
  2. Idaho#69 · 1 in 268
  3. South Dakota#81 · 1 in 347
  4. North Dakota#93 · 1 in 438
  5. Washington#106 · 1 in 576

Best ever in a state: #9 in Utah, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#33911 in 137
Idaho#69221 in 268
South Dakota#81141 in 347
North Dakota#93111 in 438
Washington#106441 in 576
Kansas#111291 in 544
Minnesota#115421 in 707
Nebraska#117181 in 638
Oregon#126231 in 681
Iowa#136231 in 935
Nevada#14551 in 748
Montana#14671 in 736
Hawaii#15891 in 692
Oklahoma#166211 in 963
Colorado#190161 in 1,189
Massachusetts#197191 in 2,242
Louisiana#202311 in 1,067
Wisconsin#205171 in 1,995
Arizona#206161 in 1,090
New Mexico#21191 in 1,070
Pennsylvania#214401 in 2,210
Missouri#221211 in 1,821
Indiana#228241 in 1,910
Ohio#229431 in 2,144
West Virginia#23461 in 2,407
California#239981 in 1,649
New York#239721 in 1,904
Connecticut#24281 in 2,578
Arkansas#24391 in 1,771
Michigan#243351 in 2,186
District of Columbia#25161 in 1,798
Alabama#260151 in 2,011
Texas#276651 in 1,755
Georgia#281211 in 2,088
Florida#291241 in 2,242
Illinois#299341 in 2,678
Tennessee#310111 in 3,144
Maryland#31871 in 3,784
Virginia#320111 in 3,335
New Jersey#329131 in 3,971
Kentucky#34471 in 4,163
North Carolina#355121 in 3,709
South Carolina#38461 in 3,900
Mississippi#41151 in 4,263
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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
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#393 → #396)
  • 28 spots since 2020 (#368 → #396)
  • 56 spots since 2015 (#340 → #396)
  • Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1966 (#745 → #476)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1940 (#954 → #1,135)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#866 (1881)#866
1890s5#963 (1891)#963
1900s0——
1910s87#1,589 (1910)#2,292
1920s138#1,822 (1928)#2,323
1930s267#927 (1938)#1,415
1940s438#898 (1941)#1,023
1950s697#751 (1954)#879
1960s2,292#286 (1969)#663
1970s24,413#65 (1979)#138
1980s60,308#54 (1982)#58
1990s63,792#51 (1998)#61
2000s38,019#56 (2000)#129
2010s10,777#243 (2010)#324
2020s5,113#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.

Jared in 1971

boys
#218
1,072 births · 1 in 1,650 boys

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #218Jared1,072
More about 1971

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,650 of them was named Jared, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jared
  1. #215Don1,092
  2. #216Shaun1,086
  3. #217Byron1,085
  4. #218Jared1,072
  5. #219Joey1,070
  6. #220Oscar1,066
  7. #221Darryl1,064
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →