Jared
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning descends or flowing down.
Babies a year
839
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#396
down from #393
UK popularity
#1705
15 babies
How Jared has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #341 |
| 2016 | #384 |
| 2017 | #385 |
| 2018 | #367 |
| 2019 | #361 |
| 2020 | #368 |
| 2021 | #394 |
| 2022 | #378 |
| 2023 | #342 |
| 2024 | #393 |
| 2025 | #396 |
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Jared. In the US, 839 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 7,461 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jared was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.35% of American babies of that sex.
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