Given name
Jareth
“one who is gentle”
Jareth is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is gentle.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jareth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,113
- 2,076 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 84
- #1,879 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,879 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,529 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.
Jareth’s family of names
Jareth has a related form in Jarethe. Jareth has a related form in Jarreth. Jareth has a related form in Jarrethe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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