Jaro
Jaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech.
- Slovak
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Jaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
- Czech
The Story of Jaro
American parents first put Jaro on the record books as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 5 Jaros were born — ranking #4,307 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1922 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Jaros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaro
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About the name Jaro
Jaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Jaro's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #4,307. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaro'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.