boy's name
Jaren
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,531
Jaren is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1999, when 304 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1938.
Jaren over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 197 |
| 1980s | 731 |
| 1990s | 1,357 |
| 2000s | 2,055 |
| 2010s | 772 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 179 |
How popular is Jaren?
In 2025, Jaren was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaren is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jaren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaren
How popular is the name Jaren?
In 2025, Jaren was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaren a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaren is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jaren most popular?
Jaren peaked in 1999, when 304 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaren a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaren currently ranks #4,563 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.