How Many People Are Named Jarah?
An estimated 430 people in the United States have the first name Jarah. It is predominantly female (97.5%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jarah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jarah 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 Jarah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
430
About 1 in 797,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2008
21 births
Total Registered
444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jarah
Jarah is predominantly female (97.5%), though 11 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jarah as a male name
Ranked #12,936 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1999 (6 births)
Jarah as a female name
Ranked #10,658 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (21 births)
Jarah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jarah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 136 babies were registered. Jarah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jarah by Decade
How has Jarah 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.
Jarah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jarah
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jarah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarah?
We estimate approximately 430 people named Jarah 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 797,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Jarah a common name?
Jarah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jarah most popular?
Jarah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jarah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jarah a female name?
Jarah is predominantly female. 97.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jarah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jarah Smith, Jarah Johnson, Jarah 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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