# Jared (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jared/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒæɹəd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jarred, Jarrod |
| US babies named this | 207,119 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 206,351 / 768 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,690, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Iared, from Ancient Greek Ἰαρέδ (Iaréd), from Biblical Hebrew יֶרֶד (yéred). Often explained as deriving from the root י־ר־ד (y-r-d), which forms words relating to descending (see Jordan and ירדן for more); some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root ר־ד־ה (r-d-), which forms words relating to ruling.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17 | 5,629 |
| 1997 | 16 | 6,000 |
| 1998 | 16 | 6,177 |
| 1999 | 30 | 3,918 |
| 2000 | 20 | 5,568 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7,487 |
| 2002 | 11 | 9,107 |
| 2003 | 13 | 8,202 |
| 2004 | 17 | 6,914 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10,446 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10,942 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14,536 |
| 2009 | 9 | 11,874 |
| 2010 | 5 | 18,159 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,679 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,304 | 267 |
| 2012 | 1,200 | 294 |
| 2013 | 1,148 | 305 |
| 2014 | 1,191 | 297 |
| 2015 | 1,010 | 340 |
| 2016 | 834 | 384 |
| 2017 | 845 | 385 |
| 2018 | 891 | 367 |
| 2019 | 911 | 361 |
| 2020 | 845 | 368 |
| 2021 | 806 | 394 |
| 2022 | 857 | 379 |
| 2023 | 971 | 343 |
| 2024 | 830 | 393 |
| 2025 | 804 | 396 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 129 | 336 |
| 2012 | 97 | 411 |
| 2013 | 70 | 524 |
| 2014 | 66 | 550 |
| 2015 | 53 | 646 |
| 2016 | 53 | 659 |
| 2017 | 56 | 635 |
| 2018 | 41 | 786 |
| 2019 | 36 | 844 |
| 2020 | 28 | 993 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,078 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,268 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1,071 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,322 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,705 |

## People named Jared

- Jared Leto, American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
- Jared Diamond, American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
- Jared Kushner, American businessman and real estate investor (born 1981)
- Jared Padalecki, American actor
- Jared Fogle, American spokesperson and sex offender
- Jared Harris, British actor
- Jared Isaacman, American businessman, pilot, and private astronaut
- Jared Polis, American politician
- Jared S. Gilmore, American actor
- Jared Tallent, Australian race walker
- Jared Taylor, American white advocate author (born 1951)
- Jared Dudley, American basketball player (born 1985)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.