Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Jared name popularity since 1925
206,958 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jared. Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Jared is about 34 years old in 2026. Jared peaked in 1998 as the #51 name for boys, and it ranked #396 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 206,958
- Named Jared, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #396
- for boys in 2025 (804 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 768 girls · 206,190 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Jared made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jared births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Jared both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Jared became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 6,890 baby boys to 1 in 1,650.
- Steepest fall: Between 2000 and 2005, its share of baby boys fell by 61%, from 1 in 268 to 1 in 683.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jared's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jared.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jared in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 74 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 267 | #1,438 |
| 1940s | 0 | 438 | #1,093 |
| 1950s | 0 | 697 | #912 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,292 | #747 |
| 1970s | 127 | 24,413 | #100 |
| 1980s | 345 | 60,308 | #58 |
| 1990s | 173 | 63,792 | #63 |
| 2000s | 111 | 38,019 | #137 |
| 2010s | 12 | 10,777 | #340 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,113 | #396 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.3% of babies named Jared from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Jared is most popular
The index compares Jared's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jared.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.62× | 6,372 |
| Idaho | 2.65× | 2,180 |
| Alaska | 2.25× | 691 |
| Wyoming | 2.03× | 566 |
| Nevada | 1.98× | 1,458 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jared and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jared (this page) | 206,190 | 1998 |
| Jarred | 13,255 | 1989 |
| Jarod | 11,799 | 1998 |
| Jarad | 2,178 | 1983 |
| Jarid | 1,402 | 1989 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jared's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jared.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jared (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data