Given name & surname
Jerad
“descent”·“of the descent; descending”
Jerad 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
Jerad 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
Jerad 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,784
- 3,784 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 243 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 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 243 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,304 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jerad
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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