Is Jareth a boy or girl name?

Jareth is a boy’s name. Of the 2,113 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.

Jareth

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Jareth was most popular in 2024, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,834 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,970, with 84 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,113 people named Jareth.

Jareth over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jareth’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jareth a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jareth is a boy’s name — 1.8% of the 2,113 Americans given it were girls and 98.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jareth

Where Jareth is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org