Given name & surname
Jarred
“descent”·“of the descent; descending”
Jarred 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
Jarred 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
Jarred 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarred through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,263
- 13,255 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 607 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,970 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,970 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 607 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,306 as a first name in 2020; 373 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jarred
- Jarred VanderbiltAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Jarred GillettAustralian soccer refereeborn 1986
- Jarred TinordiAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1992
- Jarred RomeAmerican discus thrower (1976-2019)
- Jarred Ogungbemi-JacksonCanadian basketball playerborn 1991
- Jared BidwellAustralian rowerborn 1987
- Jarred McGinnisAmerican-British author living in France
- Jarred CrousSouth African swimmerborn 1996
- Jarred Cosartbaseball playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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