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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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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1881—#8665
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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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 258 boysAKMaine: #62 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 223 boysMEVermont: #76 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 287 boysVTNew Hampshire: #65 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 239 boysNHWashington: #53 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 215 boysWAIdaho: #43 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 154 boysIDMontana: #56 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 184 boysMTNorth Dakota: #30 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 101 boysNDMinnesota: #51 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 200 boysMNIllinois: #83 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 421 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 211 boysWIMichigan: #63 for boys · 247 births · 1 in 278 boysMINew York: #76 for boys · 321 births · 1 in 419 boysNYMassachusetts: #62 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 249 boysMARhode Island: #53 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 198 boysRIOregon: #55 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 205 boysORNevada: #71 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 306 boysNVWyoming: #42 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 139 boysWYSouth Dakota: #28 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 97 boysSDIowa: #42 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 150 boysIAIndiana: #53 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 206 boysINOhio: #67 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 286 boysOHPennsylvania: #59 for boys · 304 births · 1 in 264 boysPANew Jersey: #69 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 368 boysNJConnecticut: #79 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 415 boysCTCalifornia: #110 for boys · 620 births · 1 in 464 boysCAUtah: #38 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 135 boysUTColorado: #67 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 289 boysCONebraska: #41 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 134 boysNEMissouri: #60 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 221 boysMOKentucky: #62 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 248 boysKYWest Virginia: #51 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 178 boysWVVirginia: #78 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 409 boysVAMaryland: #89 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 481 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 669 boysDEArizona: #69 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 290 boysAZNew Mexico: #57 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 221 boysNMKansas: #43 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 168 boysKSArkansas: #54 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 220 boysARTennessee: #73 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 340 boysTNNorth Carolina: #71 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 387 boysNCSouth Carolina: #69 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 328 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #133 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 564 boysDCOklahoma: #71 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 265 boysOKLouisiana: #48 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 208 boysLAMississippi: #94 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 409 boysMSAlabama: #59 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 259 boysALGeorgia: #66 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 355 boysGAHawaii: #44 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 178 boysHITexas: #77 for boys · 442 births · 1 in 347 boysTXFlorida: #71 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 359 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#28 · 1 in 97
  2. North Dakota#30 · 1 in 101
  3. Utah#38 · 1 in 135
  4. Nebraska#41 · 1 in 134
  5. Wyoming#42 · 1 in 139

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#28471 in 97
North Dakota#30421 in 101
Utah#381231 in 135
Nebraska#41791 in 134
Iowa#421201 in 150
Wyoming#42171 in 139
Idaho#43451 in 154
Kansas#43961 in 168
Hawaii#44391 in 178
Louisiana#481491 in 208
Minnesota#511551 in 200
West Virginia#51581 in 178
Indiana#531941 in 206
Rhode Island#53331 in 198
Washington#531671 in 215
Wisconsin#531551 in 211
Arkansas#54681 in 220
Oregon#55961 in 205
Montana#56241 in 184
New Mexico#57521 in 221
Alabama#591021 in 259
Pennsylvania#593041 in 264
Missouri#601691 in 221
Kentucky#621001 in 248
Maine#62331 in 223
Massachusetts#621671 in 249
Michigan#632471 in 278
New Hampshire#65301 in 239
Georgia#661371 in 355
Colorado#67841 in 289
Ohio#672781 in 286
Arizona#691051 in 290
New Jersey#691451 in 368
South Carolina#69711 in 328
Florida#712481 in 359
Nevada#71301 in 306
North Carolina#711191 in 387
Oklahoma#71781 in 265
Alaska#72171 in 258
Tennessee#731041 in 340
New York#763211 in 419
Vermont#76111 in 287
Texas#774421 in 347
Virginia#781031 in 409
Connecticut#79521 in 415
Illinois#832081 in 421
Maryland#89681 in 481
Mississippi#94411 in 409
California#1106201 in 464
Delaware#11671 in 669
District of Columbia#133141 in 564

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 1991

girls
#4,497
22 births · 1 in 85,228 girls
boys
#64
6,214 births · 1 in 325 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #4,497Jared22

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #64Jared6,214
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 85,228 of them was named Jared, which outranked 70.9% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jared
  1. #4,329Van23
  2. #4,329Vy23
  3. #4,329Xochil23
  4. #4,497Jared22
  5. #4,497Adelyn22
  6. #4,497Aisling22
  7. #4,497Alaine22
  8. #4,650Abigael21
  9. #4,650Adam21
  10. #4,650Ahlam21

Tied with 152 names at #4,497; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 325 of them was named Jared, which outranked 99.3% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jared
  1. #61Bryan6,757
  2. #62Cameron6,697
  3. #63Alex6,673
  4. #64Jared6,214
  5. #65Ethan6,129
  6. #66Luis5,896
  7. #67Bradley5,723
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →