Given name
Jaren
“a song of rejoicing”
Jaren is a variant of Jaron. One interpretation is “a song of rejoicing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaren is a variant of Jaron. One interpretation is “a song of rejoicing.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,342
- 5,089 boys · 253 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 304 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,607 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,607 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 296 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,827 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jaren
- Jaren Jackson Jr.American basketball player (born 1999)
- Jaren LewisonAmerican actorborn 2000
- Jaren JacksonAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- Shea CouleéAmerican drag queenborn 1989
- Jaren SinaKosovan basketball player (born 1994)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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