Jarell
A variant of the Spanish name Jarrell, possibly derived from the French name Jarell.
Name Census estimates that about 2,910 living Americans carry the first name Jarell. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarell today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarell births was 2008 (125 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jarell with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.9K
~ 1 in 117,785 Americans
Peak year
2008
125 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,233
Tracked since 1974
Census
Jarell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,094 people with the first name Jarell, which placed it at #7,323 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,323
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,094 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarell is Black at 72.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.9%) and Two or More Races (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jarell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jarell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.5% · 1,518
- Hispanic or Latino10.9% · 229
- Two or more races7.7% · 161
- White4.8% · 101
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 57
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 28
Popularity
Jarell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarell from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,000 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jarell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jarells live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. New York, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jarell, while Wisconsin, Missouri, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 63 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarell
The name Jarell is believed to have originated from the French language, specifically from the region of Normandy in northern France. It is thought to be a variant spelling of the name Jarel, which is derived from the Old French word "jare," meaning "russet" or "reddish-brown."
In its earliest known usage, the name Jarell was likely given to individuals with reddish-brown hair or complexion. The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, when it was widely used among the Norman nobility and aristocracy.
While there are no known direct references to the name Jarell in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that the name was used informally or regionally during earlier periods in history. The earliest recorded individual with the name Jarell was a Norman knight named Jarell de Montfort, who lived in the late 12th century.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Jarell was Jarell de Valois, a French nobleman and military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War between England and France in the 14th century. He was born in 1320 and died in 1379.
Another prominent individual with the name Jarell was Jarell de Chartres, a French scholar and philosopher who lived in the 13th century. He was known for his work in the field of metaphysics and was a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of his time.
In the 16th century, Jarell de Sancerre was a French Protestant leader and military commander who played a significant role in the French Wars of Religion. He was born in 1530 and died in 1597.
Jarell de Vaudreuil was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of New France (present-day Canada) in the early 18th century. He was born in 1670 and died in 1738.
People
Jarell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jarell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,910 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 117,785 US residents.
Is Jarell a common name?
We classify Jarell as "Rare". It ranks above 95.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,970 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarell most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarell was 2008, when 125 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarell is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,094 people with the name Jarell, or 0.69 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,323 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jarell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jarell?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarell leans strongly male. 2,059 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 41 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jarell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarell is Black at 72.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.9%) and Two or More Races (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jarell most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jarell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.5% (1,518 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jarell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarell a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarell in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jarell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarell in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jarell can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jarell as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.