Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Jared

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jared
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

7,462

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1881Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

88.9%

2024

828

All-time

205,539

Jared has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 7,462 boys were named Jared.

In 2024, only 828 boys were given the name.

Down 88.9% from its peak.

All told, about 205,539 Americans have been named Jared and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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