Jareth
Boy · JAIR-eth · Modern
Jareth is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,867th for boys in the US (84 babies).
What does Jareth mean?
Modern: blend of Jared and Gareth
Jareth is the Goblin King played by David Bowie in the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth.
- Say it
- JAIR-eth
Is Jareth a girl's or a boy's name?
Jareth is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 84 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jareth in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jareth in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jareth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Jareth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,867among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were named Jareth, making it the 1,867th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Jareth in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jareth in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #1,867 |
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,184 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,428 |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,958 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,909 |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,775 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,875 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,233 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,124 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
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