Is Jarold a boy or girl name?

Jarold is a boy’s name. Of the 651 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jarold

Recorded 1915–2001 · United States

Jarold was most popular in 1937, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,146 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 651 people named Jarold.

Jarold over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jarold’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jarold a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jarold is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 651 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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.

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