Given name
Jarryd
“descent”·“of the descent; descending”
Jarryd 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
Jarryd 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
Jarryd 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarryd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 692
- 692 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 83 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 625 as a first name 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jarryd
- Jarryd HughesAustralian snowboarderborn 1995
- Jarryd DunnBritish athleteborn 1992
- Jarryd Hayneformer rugby league, rugby union and gridiron football player (born 1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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