Jarod
Jarod was the 9251st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 275th with 1,045 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,254 places. More babies were named Jarod in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jarrod) variant of Jared; "descent" · Hebrew, English
- Rank in 2025
- #9,251 boys, down 5,491 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19981,045 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,804babies recorded
What does the name Jarod mean?
Jarod is a spelling of Jarrod, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jarrod's meaning and origin.
Jarrod is a spelling of Jared, the name of a descendant of Seth and father of Enoch in Genesis 5:15. Wiktionary links Hebrew Yered to a root meaning "to descend". The name was rare in English until the 1960s, and Jarrod was most popular in the US in the 1970s and 1980s.
יֶרֶד (Biblical Hebrew, “Yered, linked to "descend"”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link to "descent" is the usual explanation.
Related names: Jared, Jarod, Jerrod.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jarrod', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jared', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 5:15, JPS Tanakh (Gender-Sensitive Edition) via Sefaria, Sefaria
Jarod popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,251 | 8 |
| 2020 | #3,760 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,221 | 59 |
| 2000 | #416 | 599 |
| 1990 | #634 | 255 |
| 1980 | #425 | 371 |
| 1970 | #1,344 | 39 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jarod, counting every spelling?
Jarod is a spelling of Jarrod, a name family that had 20 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod | 12 | #6,972 | 115 |
| Jarod | 8 | #9,251 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jarod?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jarod (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jarod born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jarod.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jarod?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Jarod are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 26 and 43. That makes Jarod mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jarod: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jarod, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jarod
What does Jarod mean?
Jarod is a spelling of Jarrod, which means “variant of Jared; "descent"” (Hebrew, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jarod?
Jarod was the 9251st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 275th with 1,045 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,254 places. More babies were named Jarod in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jarod a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jarod in the US.