Jarel
Jarel was the 7900th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1801st; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Jarel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,900 boys, up 1,166 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199041 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,166babies recorded
Jarel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,900 | 10 |
| 2020 | #9,066 | 8 |
| 2010 | #4,923 | 19 |
| 2000 | #2,701 | 34 |
| 1990 | #1,883 | 41 |
| 1980 | #4,291 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jarel, counting every spelling?
Jarel is a spelling of Jarell, a name family that had 45 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jarel?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jarel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jarel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jarel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jarel?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jarel are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Jarel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jarel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jarel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jarel
How popular is the name Jarel?
Jarel was the 7900th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1801st; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Jarel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jarel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jarel in the US.