Jarron
A masculine name of French origin denoting "oak from the woods".
Name Census estimates that about 1,470 living Americans carry the first name Jarron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarron today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarron births was 2001 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarron. 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 Jarron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 233,166 Americans
Peak year
2001
70 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,961
Tracked since 1974
Census
Jarron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,247 people with the first name Jarron, which placed it at #10,604 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
#10,604
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,247 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarron is Black at 40.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.6%) and Hispanic (7.6%). 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 Jarron 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 Jarron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.8% · 509
- White39.6% · 494
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 95
- Two or more races6.5% · 81
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 36
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 32
Popularity
Jarron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarron from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 477 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarron 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 Jarron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jarrons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, Utah recorded the most babies named Jarron, while Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarron
The name Jarron is of English origin, derived from the Old French word "jarron," which means "jar" or "pitcher." It is thought to have originated as a surname for a maker or seller of jars or pitchers during the Middle Ages.
In the 13th century, the name Jarron was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. This early record indicates that the name was in use as a surname during that time period.
While there are no known direct references to the name Jarron in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that its roots can be traced back to the Latin word "giarra," which also means "jar" or "pitcher."
The earliest recorded example of Jarron as a given name dates back to the late 16th century. One notable bearer of the name was Jarron Hawkins (1594-1668), an English merchant and trader who established trade routes between England and the West Indies.
Another historical figure with the name Jarron was Sir Jarron Wilkinson (1675-1741), an English politician and member of Parliament who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1730.
In the 18th century, Jarron Ellsworth (1720-1789) was a prominent American farmer and landowner in Connecticut. He played a significant role in the local community and was known for his agricultural innovations.
During the 19th century, Jarron Bartlett (1835-1901) was a renowned American botanist and horticulturist. He made significant contributions to the study of plants and the development of new plant varieties.
More recently, Jarron Collins (born 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for several teams, including the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers.
People
Jarron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarron 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
Jarron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,470 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarron 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 233,166 US residents.
Is Jarron a common name?
We classify Jarron as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,507 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarron most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarron was 2001, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarron is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,247 people with the name Jarron, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,604 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 Jarron 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 Jarron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarron leans strongly male. 1,228 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 21 female bearers (1.7%). 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 Jarron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarron is Black at 40.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.6%) and Hispanic (7.6%). 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 Jarron most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jarron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.8% (509 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 Jarron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarron 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 Jarron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarron 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 Jarron 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 are called Jarron?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.