Fun Facts About the Name Jaree
- 203 babies named Jaree: U.S. records list 203 babies given the name Jaree from 1880 through 2025. Even 97 boys received the name Jaree.
What Does the Name Jaree Mean?
Jaree has no single securely established meaning. In English it is often treated as a phonetic respelling of Jerry or the feminine Jeri, so its meaning would come from those names. Jerry is a short form of Gerald, from Germanic ger "spear" and wald "rule," giving the conventional sense "spear ruler"; it is also a short form of Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos, "sacred name." Jeri is a feminine spelling of Jerry. Separately, the Arabic adjective jari' (جريء) means "bold, courageous," and the spelling Jaree can transliterate it; the similarity does not prove that the English and Arabic names share an origin.
Jaree Name History & Origins
Gerald came to England with the Normans and remained a noble name in the Middle Ages; Jerry developed as its familiar short form. Jerome was known in medieval England through the cult of Saint Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate, and Jerry also served as its short form. Jeri emerged as a feminine spelling in the 20th century. Jaree is a later English spelling that echoes those names, while the Arabic jari' has its own independent history as an adjective and name element.
How Popular is the Name Jaree?
Jaree has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1987. Its best rank was #4,934 in 1987.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #17,228 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,062 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #14,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,028 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,729 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #11,961 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,138 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #12,570 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,934 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #7,355 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #11,335 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,056 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #11,001 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #10,369 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #9,621 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,816 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,938 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,594 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,684 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,259 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,355 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,513 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,535 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,823 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,073 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #9,203 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,679 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,446 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jaree Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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