Jarod
Jarod is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jarod
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jarod is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jarod
Jarod first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 1,045 Jarods were born — ranking #275 that year. As of 2026, Jarod ranks #7,103 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 12K Jarods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jarod
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About the name Jarod
Jarod is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Jarod's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #275. Use the chart and map above to compare Jarod'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.