boy's name
Jareth
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,191
Jareth is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 90 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,470 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Jareth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 149 |
| 1990s | 328 |
| 2000s | 643 |
| 2010s | 567 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 426 |
How popular is Jareth?
In 2025, Jareth was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jareth 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 Jareth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jareth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jareth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jareth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jareth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jareth
How popular is the name Jareth?
In 2025, Jareth was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jareth a girl's or a boy's name?
Jareth is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jareth most popular?
Jareth peaked in 2024, when 90 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jareth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jareth currently ranks #1,883 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.