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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#36 · 1 in 124
- Idaho#39 · 1 in 146
- Rhode Island#42 · 1 in 154
- Wisconsin#45 · 1 in 198
- Alaska#48 · 1 in 169
Best ever in a state: #9 in Utah, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #36 | 79 | 1 in 124 |
| Idaho | #39 | 50 | 1 in 146 |
| Rhode Island | #42 | 36 | 1 in 154 |
| Wisconsin | #45 | 148 | 1 in 198 |
| Alaska | #48 | 21 | 1 in 169 |
| Hawaii | #48 | 29 | 1 in 197 |
| Kentucky | #49 | 127 | 1 in 182 |
| North Dakota | #49 | 25 | 1 in 152 |
| Delaware | #50 | 20 | 1 in 192 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 25 | 1 in 167 |
| Utah | #50 | 102 | 1 in 186 |
| Iowa | #51 | 93 | 1 in 178 |
| Maine | #51 | 33 | 1 in 175 |
| Oregon | #52 | 90 | 1 in 219 |
| Massachusetts | #54 | 172 | 1 in 216 |
| Washington | #54 | 155 | 1 in 217 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 47 | 1 in 195 |
| Pennsylvania | #56 | 287 | 1 in 238 |
| Michigan | #57 | 258 | 1 in 231 |
| Ohio | #57 | 281 | 1 in 250 |
| Kansas | #58 | 67 | 1 in 224 |
| Louisiana | #58 | 100 | 1 in 267 |
| Georgia | #59 | 162 | 1 in 299 |
| Indiana | #62 | 154 | 1 in 244 |
| New Hampshire | #62 | 27 | 1 in 229 |
| Colorado | #63 | 99 | 1 in 251 |
| Montana | #63 | 20 | 1 in 203 |
| Missouri | #65 | 139 | 1 in 248 |
| Minnesota | #66 | 120 | 1 in 237 |
| New Mexico | #66 | 45 | 1 in 240 |
| Alabama | #67 | 77 | 1 in 325 |
| Arkansas | #67 | 54 | 1 in 269 |
| Florida | #67 | 257 | 1 in 330 |
| Oklahoma | #67 | 73 | 1 in 261 |
| New Jersey | #68 | 142 | 1 in 343 |
| Virginia | #70 | 125 | 1 in 312 |
| New York | #71 | 305 | 1 in 389 |
| Nevada | #72 | 37 | 1 in 282 |
| Tennessee | #72 | 106 | 1 in 324 |
| Connecticut | #74 | 56 | 1 in 343 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 141 | 1 in 325 |
| South Carolina | #76 | 54 | 1 in 364 |
| Vermont | #76 | 10 | 1 in 255 |
| Mississippi | #85 | 38 | 1 in 399 |
| Wyoming | #85 | 8 | 1 in 252 |
| Maryland | #86 | 70 | 1 in 410 |
| Texas | #89 | 420 | 1 in 371 |
| Illinois | #102 | 186 | 1 in 435 |
| Arizona | #103 | 85 | 1 in 394 |
| California | #108 | 558 | 1 in 454 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 8 | 1 in 624 |
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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 103,118 of them was named Jared, which outranked 65.2% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,280Zeina18
- #5,280Zinnia18
- #5,280Zofia18
- #5,531Jared17
- #5,531Abbagail17
- #5,531Adaeze17
- #5,531Aerin17
- #5,771Adelita16
- #5,771Agustina16
- #5,771Aixa16
Tied with 239 names at #5,531; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 325 of them was named Jared, which outranked 99.4% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.