Given name & surname
Jarad
“descent”·“of the descent; descending”
Jarad is a variant of Jared. Interpretations include “descent” and “of the descent; descending” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jarad is a variant of Jared. Interpretations include “descent” and “of the descent; descending” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jarad is a variant of Jared. An origin associated with Jared is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,178
- 2,178 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,614 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,614 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 115 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,902 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 71,674 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jarad
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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