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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#36 · 1 in 119
- Utah#38 · 1 in 149
- Idaho#41 · 1 in 158
- Kentucky#42 · 1 in 170
- Hawaii#44 · 1 in 182
Best ever in a state: #9 in Utah, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #36 | 37 | 1 in 119 |
| Utah | #38 | 117 | 1 in 149 |
| Idaho | #41 | 44 | 1 in 158 |
| Kentucky | #42 | 138 | 1 in 170 |
| Hawaii | #44 | 35 | 1 in 182 |
| Nebraska | #45 | 64 | 1 in 156 |
| Rhode Island | #45 | 35 | 1 in 170 |
| Vermont | #45 | 20 | 1 in 141 |
| Alaska | #46 | 23 | 1 in 163 |
| Iowa | #49 | 94 | 1 in 180 |
| Pennsylvania | #50 | 353 | 1 in 208 |
| Louisiana | #51 | 124 | 1 in 227 |
| Alabama | #52 | 112 | 1 in 225 |
| Indiana | #53 | 178 | 1 in 211 |
| Michigan | #53 | 267 | 1 in 234 |
| Massachusetts | #55 | 175 | 1 in 221 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 124 | 1 in 244 |
| Colorado | #57 | 100 | 1 in 243 |
| Kansas | #58 | 72 | 1 in 215 |
| Montana | #58 | 21 | 1 in 203 |
| North Dakota | #58 | 21 | 1 in 188 |
| Nevada | #59 | 37 | 1 in 259 |
| Washington | #59 | 133 | 1 in 254 |
| New Mexico | #60 | 45 | 1 in 248 |
| Ohio | #60 | 305 | 1 in 241 |
| Oregon | #60 | 82 | 1 in 233 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 62 | 1 in 224 |
| Minnesota | #61 | 130 | 1 in 224 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 58 | 1 in 270 |
| South Carolina | #63 | 63 | 1 in 328 |
| New Hampshire | #64 | 29 | 1 in 225 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 11 | 1 in 189 |
| Maine | #65 | 28 | 1 in 222 |
| Georgia | #66 | 147 | 1 in 327 |
| Missouri | #66 | 137 | 1 in 253 |
| Tennessee | #66 | 118 | 1 in 293 |
| West Virginia | #66 | 43 | 1 in 229 |
| Oklahoma | #68 | 71 | 1 in 271 |
| New Jersey | #70 | 134 | 1 in 377 |
| Virginia | #75 | 110 | 1 in 373 |
| Arizona | #76 | 99 | 1 in 323 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 117 | 1 in 382 |
| Florida | #77 | 239 | 1 in 358 |
| New York | #81 | 282 | 1 in 446 |
| Connecticut | #86 | 48 | 1 in 412 |
| Illinois | #86 | 205 | 1 in 412 |
| Maryland | #98 | 62 | 1 in 485 |
| District of Columbia | #100 | 15 | 1 in 420 |
| Texas | #100 | 372 | 1 in 412 |
| California | #115 | 533 | 1 in 501 |
| Delaware | #132 | 6 | 1 in 694 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1998 at #51 (7,462 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1975–2002
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1950–2025
- Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 1998 were named Jared (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,124 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 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.
Jared in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 119,050 of them was named Jared, which outranked 62.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,713Yudith16
- #5,713Zandria16
- #5,713Zelda16
- #5,984Jared15
- #5,984Aaliah15
- #5,984Aaliyha15
- #5,984Abeer15
- #6,319Abegail14
- #6,319Adaline14
- #6,319Adelia14
Tied with 334 names at #5,984; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 329 of them was named Jared, which outranked 99.4% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.