Jaree
The Story of Jaree
As a girl name
Jaree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 16 births, good for #4,856 nationwide. About 49% of every Jaree on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jaree last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 106 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaree as a boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Jaree — #5,395 in the national rankings. About 76% of every Jaree on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jaree last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 92 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaree
Jaree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 106 births in the dataset. Jaree's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #4,856. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaree's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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