Jarel Boy
How popular is Jarel?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Jarel in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
1,130living people named Jarel (est.)
27median age of people named Jarel
1,166babies named Jarel since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Jarel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▲ 3258 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #8,734 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (41 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,785 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jarel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jarell family of names ranked #2,125 for boys in 2025 (#1,980 the year before), with 50 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jarel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1960s | 7 | #3,230 |
| 1970s | 28 | #3,167 |
| 1980s | 241 | #1,785 |
| 1990s | 328 | #1,865 |
| 2000s | 317 | #2,599 |
| 2010s | 172 | #3,993 |
| 2020s | 62 | #6,215 |
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Questions
- Is Jarel a boy or girl name?
- Jarel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jarel were boys.
- How popular is the name Jarel?
- 10 baby boys were named Jarel in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Jarel most popular?
- Jarel peaked in 1990, when 41 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,785 in 1988.
- How many people are named Jarel?
- 1,166 babies have been named Jarel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,130 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.