Jared
Hebrew Yered, “descent,” a patriarch in Genesis.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jared first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1975 to 2002. Its biggest year was 1998, when 7,462 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 51 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 396 for boys. All told, 207,119 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jarrod (25,351), Jarred (13,263), Jarod (11,804), Jarad (2,178), Jarrad (1,897), Jarid (1,402) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Genesis
Explore Jared interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | No. 866 |
| 1890s | 5 | No. 963 |
| 1910s | 87 | No. 1589 |
| 1920s | 138 | No. 1822 |
| 1930s | 267 | No. 927 |
| 1940s | 438 | No. 898 |
| 1950s | 697 | No. 751 |
| 1960s | 2,292 | No. 286 |
| 1970s | 24,413 | No. 65 |
| 1980s | 60,308 | No. 54 |
| 1990s | 63,792 | No. 51 |
| 2000s | 38,019 | No. 56 |
| 2010s | 10,777 | No. 243 |
| 2020s | 5,113 | No. 343 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.