Is Jareth a boy or girl name?
Jareth is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 90 boys were named Jareth, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 2,029 US babies named Jareth were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,806
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jareth since 1986
- 2,029
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Jareth, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,705 | 5 | #16,257 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,446 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,780 | 5 | #18,734 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,882 | 8 | #13,180 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,063 | 6 | #14,917 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,141 | 5 | #16,814 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,229 | 8 | #11,443 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,272 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jareth reached #1,447 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #11,443 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jareth
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.