How Many People Are Named Jarae?
An estimated 266 people in the United States have the first name Jarae. It is used for both genders, with 77.3% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jarae peaked in popularity in 1991 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jarae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jarae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
266
About 1 in 1,288,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.3% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1991
16 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jarae
Jarae is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.7%) and females (77.3%). Out of 273 total births registered, 62 were male and 211 were female.
Jarae as a male name
Ranked #13,281 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 2004 (8 births)
Jarae as a female name
Ranked #12,784 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (16 births)
Jarae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jarae span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 109 babies were registered. Jarae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jarae by Decade
How has Jarae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jarae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jarae
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Jarae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarae?
We estimate approximately 266 people named Jarae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,288,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Jarae a common name?
Jarae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jarae most popular?
Jarae reached peak popularity in 1991, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jarae is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jarae a female name?
Jarae is predominantly female. 77.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jarae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jarae Smith, Jarae Johnson, Jarae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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