Jared
JAIR-id
Boy
Average rank #764 across 3 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament. It has been used as an English name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popularized in the 1960s by the character Jarrod Barkley on the television series 'The Big Valley'.
Popularity
How popular is Jared?
🏴 England & Wales
#1,322
in 2024
🇺🇸 USA
#396
in 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
#575
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 🏴 Scotland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand
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