How popular is the name Jared?

Jared ranks 181st among boys' names in US records, with 207,023 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,008.

Is Jared a unisex name?

No. Jared is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 7,487 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#181 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 R IH0 D (ARPABET)

Jared is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 207,023 children — the 181st most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 7,487 children were given it.

1998Boys: 7,487Girls: 16

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jared?: Jared ranks 181st among boys' names in US records, with 207,023 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,008.
Is Jared a unisex name?: No. Jared is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jared most popular?: 1998, when 7,487 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.