Jerod
Jerod was the 12861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 493rd with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,117 places. More babies were named Jerod in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jared) Origin uncertain · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #12,861 boys, up 97 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1980295 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,014babies recorded
What does the name Jerod mean?
Jerod is a spelling of Jared, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jared's meaning and origin.
Jared is a biblical name: Yered, a descendant of Adam and father of Enoch (Genesis 5:15). Wiktionary notes it is often explained from the Hebrew root y-r-d, "to go down, descend" (some read the Book of Enoch as linking this to angels descending), or from a root meaning "to rule". The name was rare in English until the 1960s, when it became popular in the US.
יֶרֶד (Biblical Hebrew, “Yered (root perhaps 'descend')”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two explanations ('descent', 'rule'); neither is certain.
Related names: Jarod, Jarrod, Yered.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jared', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Genesis 5.15, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Jerod popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,861 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,958 | 5 |
| 2010 | #3,411 | 32 |
| 2000 | #1,204 | 113 |
| 1990 | #780 | 169 |
| 1980 | #493 | 295 |
| 1970 | #1,037 | 62 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jerod, counting every spelling?
Jerod is a spelling of Jared, a name family that ranked #402 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,861 for Jerod on its own. Together these spellings went to 809 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared | 804 | #396 | 4,268 |
| Jerod | 5 | #12,861 | 31 |
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 Jerod?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jerod (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jerod 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jerod.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jerod?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Jerod are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 32 and 47. That makes Jerod mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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 Jerod: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jerod, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jerod
What does Jerod mean?
The origin of Jared is uncertain: two explanations ('descent', 'rule'); neither is certain.
How popular is the name Jerod?
Jerod was the 12861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 493rd with 295 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,117 places. More babies were named Jerod in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jerod a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jerod in the US.