How Many People Are Named Jareth?
An estimated 2,001 people in the United States have the first name Jareth. It is predominantly male (98.2%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Jareth peaked in popularity in 2024 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jareth 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 Jareth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,001
About 1 in 171,292 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.2% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
90 births
Total Registered
2,029
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jareth
Jareth is predominantly male (98.2%), though 37 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jareth as a male name
Ranked #1,806 in 2024
90 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (90 births)
Jareth as a female name
Ranked #16,257 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2001 (8 births)
Jareth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jareth span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 643 babies were registered. While Jareth is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jareth by Decade
How has Jareth 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.
Jareth by State
Birth registrations for Jareth span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Maryland. On average, about 64 Jareths were registered per state.
Jareth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jareth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jareth
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jareth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jareth?
We estimate approximately 2,001 people named Jareth 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 171,292 Americans share this first name.
Is Jareth a common name?
Jareth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,029 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jareth most popular?
Jareth reached peak popularity in 2024, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jareth is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jareth a male name?
Jareth is predominantly male. 98.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jareth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jareth Smith, Jareth Johnson, Jareth 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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