Jared
Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
- English
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Jared
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Biblical
Origin & history
The Story of Jared
American parents first put Jared on the record books as a baby boy name in 1881, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 7,462 Jareds were born — ranking #51 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Jareds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #371 among baby boy names with 882 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 207K Jareds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jared
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jared. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jared
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About the name Jared
Jared is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 207K births in the dataset. Jared's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #51. Use the chart and map above to compare Jared's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.