Jaris
Jaris is a district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Meaning & Origin of Jaris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaris is a district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
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Origin & history
The Story of Jaris
As a girl name
American parents first put Jaris on the record books as a girl name in 1930, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 6 Jariss were born — ranking #11,509 that year. About 52% of every Jaris on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jaris last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaris as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Jaris — #3,270 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Jaris on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jaris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 275 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaris
Jaris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 275 births in the dataset. Jaris's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #3,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaris'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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