Jared is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 828 boys in the United States.
Jared belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Jared first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #51 in 1998, and in 2024 828 babies received the name — 205,539 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Jared is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Hebrew and Biblical origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Jared is a boy name. In 2024, 828 babies received the name in the US.
Jared comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Jared first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #51 in 1998, and 828 babies were given the name in 2024.
Jared is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæɹəd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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