boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Jareth

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #1,879 Trend ↑ Rising 63%
Rank 2025
#1,879
among boys · ↓67 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Jareth · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,334
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
90 babies
All-time total
2,113
#3,235 all-time among boys
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Jareth popularity over time

2,113 babies have been named Jareth since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
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1980s – 149 149 15 – #1,447
1990s – 328 328 33 +120% #1,673
2000s 32 611 643 64 +96% #1,780
2010s – 567 567 57 -12% #1,970
2020s (to 2025) 5 421 426 71 +25% #1,808

Where Jareth is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 91 0.05 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 102 0.06 outside top 500
2029 107 0.06 outside top 500
2030 112 0.07 outside top 500

Where Jareth is most popular

Boys named Jareth per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jareth born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 22 0.109 +156%
New York 33 0.076 +79%
Texas 47 0.053 +25%
Maryland 5 0.042 ≈ national
California 37 0.040 -5%
Colorado 5 0.039 -9%
Florida 18 0.038 -11%
Arizona 5 0.031 -28%
Virginia 5 0.026 -38%
North Carolina 6 0.023 -45%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Michigan – – –
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Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jareth

Jareth is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,879 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 2,113 American babies have been named Jareth. Its peak came in 2024, when 90 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jareth stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jareth?

The median living Jareth is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 24. An estimated 2,100 people named Jareth are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jareth year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 84 #1,879
2024 – – 90 #1,812
2023 – – 89 #1,808
2022 – – 58 #2,422
2021 5 #16,269 47 #2,708
2020 – – 53 #2,450
2019 – – 57 #2,377
2018 – – 56 #2,367
2017 – – 55 #2,363
2016 – – 62 #2,192
2015 – – 52 #2,445
2014 – – 73 #1,970
2013 – – 53 #2,378
2012 – – 56 #2,309
2011 – – 52 #2,420
2010 – – 51 #2,446
2009 – – 75 #1,916
2008 5 #18,737 84 #1,780
2007 8 #13,181 76 #1,882
2006 – – 74 #1,848
2005 – – 53 #2,253
2004 6 #14,918 58 #2,063
2003 5 #16,816 52 #2,141
2002 – – 60 #1,879
2001 8 #11,443 46 #2,229
2000 – – 33 #2,767
1995 – – 27 #2,717
1990 – – 49 #1,673
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jareth, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jareth?

The median living Jareth is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jareths are between 7 and 24 years old.

How many people named Jareth are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Jareth are alive in the United States, based on 2,113 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jareth in 2025?

Jareth ranked #1,879 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jareth?

2,113 babies have been named Jareth in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jareth most popular?

Jareth peaked in 2024, when 90 newborns received the name.

Is Jareth a boy or girl name?

Jareth is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jareth rising or falling?

Jareth is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jareth become more popular?

Jareth is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 112 boys named Jareth in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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