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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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
1911——
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #54 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 202 boysAKMaine: #54 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 179 boysMEVermont: #72 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 300 boysVTNew Hampshire: #61 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 244 boysNHWashington: #51 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 195 boysWAIdaho: #35 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 115 boysIDMontana: #56 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 164 boysMTNorth Dakota: #30 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 100 boysNDMinnesota: #58 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 219 boysMNIllinois: #68 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 371 boysILWisconsin: #59 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 240 boysWIMichigan: #74 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 399 boysMINew York: #75 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 436 boysNYMassachusetts: #58 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 257 boysMARhode Island: #53 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 222 boysRIOregon: #50 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 193 boysORNevada: #51 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 183 boysNVWyoming: #40 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 114 boysWYSouth Dakota: #39 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 118 boysSDIowa: #48 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 169 boysIAIndiana: #55 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 213 boysINOhio: #59 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 242 boysOHPennsylvania: #55 for boys · 357 births · 1 in 217 boysPANew Jersey: #88 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 548 boysNJConnecticut: #65 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 345 boysCTCalifornia: #89 for boys · 562 births · 1 in 425 boysCAUtah: #31 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 104 boysUTColorado: #50 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 185 boysCONebraska: #51 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 172 boysNEMissouri: #55 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 210 boysMOKentucky: #58 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 239 boysKYWest Virginia: #58 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 220 boysWVVirginia: #68 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 358 boysVAMaryland: #83 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 477 boysMDDelaware: #77 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 412 boysDEArizona: #63 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 281 boysAZNew Mexico: #56 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 203 boysNMKansas: #46 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 153 boysKSArkansas: #56 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 220 boysARTennessee: #60 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 293 boysTNNorth Carolina: #65 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 346 boysNCSouth Carolina: #64 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 357 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #157 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 802 boysDCOklahoma: #44 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 161 boysOKLouisiana: #39 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 170 boysLAMississippi: #86 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 431 boysMSAlabama: #60 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 278 boysALGeorgia: #61 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 302 boysGAHawaii: #48 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 177 boysHITexas: #64 for boys · 466 births · 1 in 308 boysTXFlorida: #69 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#30 · 1 in 100
  2. Utah#31 · 1 in 104
  3. Idaho#35 · 1 in 115
  4. South Dakota#39 · 1 in 118
  5. Louisiana#39 · 1 in 170

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#30501 in 100
Utah#311521 in 104
Idaho#35571 in 115
Louisiana#391891 in 170
South Dakota#39401 in 118
Wyoming#40231 in 114
Oklahoma#441291 in 161
Kansas#461081 in 153
Hawaii#48381 in 177
Iowa#481051 in 169
Colorado#501331 in 185
Oregon#50921 in 193
Nebraska#51621 in 172
Nevada#51371 in 183
Washington#511631 in 195
Rhode Island#53281 in 222
Alaska#54221 in 202
Maine#54401 in 179
Indiana#551731 in 213
Missouri#551701 in 210
Pennsylvania#553571 in 217
Arkansas#56681 in 220
Montana#56301 in 164
New Mexico#56561 in 203
Kentucky#581001 in 239
Massachusetts#581591 in 257
Minnesota#581391 in 219
West Virginia#58481 in 220
Ohio#593151 in 242
Wisconsin#591351 in 240
Alabama#60911 in 278
Tennessee#601101 in 293
Georgia#611511 in 302
New Hampshire#61311 in 244
Arizona#631011 in 281
South Carolina#64601 in 357
Texas#644661 in 308
Connecticut#65621 in 345
North Carolina#651201 in 346
Illinois#682201 in 371
Virginia#681101 in 358
Florida#692331 in 341
Vermont#72111 in 300
Michigan#741621 in 399
New York#752881 in 436
Delaware#77101 in 412
Maryland#83611 in 477
Mississippi#86381 in 431
New Jersey#88911 in 548
California#895621 in 425
District of Columbia#157101 in 802

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 1987

girls
#3,169
29 births · 1 in 59,953 girls
boys
#58
6,206 births · 1 in 301 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #3,169Jared29

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #58Jared6,206
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 59,953 of them was named Jared, which outranked 76.1% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jared
  1. #3,101Winona30
  2. #3,101Yuridia30
  3. #3,101Zenaida30
  4. #3,169Jared29
  5. #3,169Aiesha29
  6. #3,169Alli29
  7. #3,169Amberley29
  8. #3,257Abra28
  9. #3,257Analicia28
  10. #3,257Anessa28

Tied with 87 names at #3,169; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 301 of them was named Jared, which outranked 99.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jared
  1. #55Jesse7,982
  2. #56Bradley6,918
  3. #57Corey6,444
  4. #58Jared6,206
  5. #59Shawn6,202
  6. #60Alex6,042
  7. #61Edward5,913
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →