Jared

Where Jared comes from

From Latin Iared, from Ancient Greek Ἰαρέδ (Iaréd), from Biblical Hebrew יֶרֶד (yéred). Often explained as deriving from the root י־ר־ד (y-r-d), which forms words relating to descending (see Jordan and ירדן for more); some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root ר־ד־ה (r-d-), which forms words relating to ruling.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jared
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Jared Diamond born
    American scientist, historian, and author
  3. 1971
    Jared Leto born
    American actor, singer, musician and songwriter
  4. 1998
    Peak, #51
    7,462 babies named Jared — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #128.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
Namesakes
  • Jared Leto · American actor, singer, musician and songwriter, born 1971
  • Jared Diamond · American scientist, historian, and author, born 1937
  • Jared Padalecki · American actor, born 1982
  • Jared Kushner · American businessman and real estate investor, born 1981
  • Jared Fogle · American spokesperson and sex offender, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.