Jareth
Jareth was the 1879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1447th; the most babies were born in 2024 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 566 places. More babies were named Jareth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,879 boys, up 571 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202490 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,113babies recorded
Jareth popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 37 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,879 | 84 |
| 2020 | #2,450 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,446 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,767 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,673 | 49 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jareth, counting every spelling?
Jareth has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jareth?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jareth (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jareth 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jareth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jareth?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Jareth are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Jareth 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.
Jareth by state
How common Jareth was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.6×), New York (1.8×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jareth: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jareth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jareth
How popular is the name Jareth?
Jareth was the 1879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1447th; the most babies were born in 2024 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 566 places. More babies were named Jareth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jareth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jareth in the US.
Where is Jareth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jareth was most common in New Jersey (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.