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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jarrel

Jarrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1209th with 64 babies. More babies were named Jarrel in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198764 babies
Total since 1880
1,019babies recorded

Jarrel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#7,82310
2000#4,28518
1990#2,46128
1980#4,6928
1970#3,3849
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930#3,7956
1920#4,6215
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jarrel, counting every spelling?

Jarrel 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.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jarell23#4,455139
Jarrell12#6,97193
Jarel10#7,90054

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 old are people named Jarrel?

About 900 people born in the US named Jarrel are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 26 and 41. That makes Jarrel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Jarrel by state

How common Jarrel was among boys born in each state in 1985–1989, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMD0.03Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jarrel, boys, 1985–1989. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Jarrel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jarrel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Jarrel

How popular is the name Jarrel?

Jarrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1209th with 64 babies. More babies were named Jarrel in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Jarrel a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jarrel in the US.

Where was Jarrel most popular?

In 1985–1989, Jarrel was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Texas.