Jareth Boy

How popular is Jareth?

#1,867 boy name in 2025

84 baby boys were named Jareth in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.

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2,082living people named Jareth (est.)
17median age of people named Jareth
2,113babies named Jareth since 1880
1 in 39,468US babies born in 2025

Jareth popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,867 for boys (▼ 58 from 2024)
Babies in 202584 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+62% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,428 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020
Peak year2024 (90 boys)
Highest rank#1,437 in 1987
First recorded1986
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jareth is most popular

Babies named Jareth per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
  2. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
  4. Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)

Jareth by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s149#1,437
1990s328#1,657
2000s611#1,775
2010s567#1,958
2020s421#1,803

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Questions

Is Jareth a boy or girl name?
Jareth is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Jareth were boys.
How popular is the name Jareth?
84 baby boys were named Jareth in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
When was Jareth most popular?
Jareth peaked in 2024, when 90 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,437 in 1987.
How many people are named Jareth?
2,113 babies have been named Jareth in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,082 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
Where is Jareth most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jareth was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

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.