How Many People Are Named Jared?
206,307
people in the United States are named Jared
1 in 1,623 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#385
β Uncommon
Population Percentage
0.0616%
Of US population
Peak Year
1998
7,478 births
Trend
β
Stable
π Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
English, Biblical
Pronunciation:
JER-Ιd (English), JAR-Ιd (English)
Gender:
Primarily Male
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦΈΧ¨ΦΆΧ (Yared) or ΧΦΆΧ¨ΦΆΧ (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'.
β§ Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Male
π₯ Age Distribution
Average Age: 32.1 years old
π Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1881 to 2024
π State-Wise Distribution
California
22,457
Texas
15,395
New York
11,660
Pennsylvania
9,902
Ohio
9,044
Florida
7,851
Illinois
6,922
Michigan
6,524
Utah
6,353
Massachusetts
5,309
π‘ Fun Facts About "Jared"
- 828 babies were named Jared in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1998
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1881
- Most popular in California
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