Jared

Jared \ja-red, jar-ed\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jared is pronounced JHAERahD or JHEHRahD in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jared: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Jared?

Jared's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is used predominantly in English and Hebrew. Jared's meaning is 'descent'. Biblical name derived from the element yeredh with the meaning 'to descend, to sink'. An older form of the name is Yared (Hebrew). The name was borne in the Bible by one of the descendants of Adam, who at the age of 162 became the father of Enoch. The name was adopted on a modest scale by Puritans in the 17th century, and it saw a brief revival in the USA and Australia in the 1960s. In addition, Jared inherits from the English, German, and Hebrew Jordan name popularity. Jared has 28 derivatives that are used in both English and foreign languages. English derivatives consist of Gerod definition, short names for Jahred, Jaired definition, baby name Jar, Jarad name, what does the name Jare mean, Jaredd pronounciation, Jareid meaning and origin, what does the name Jaren mean, baby name Jarid, nicknames for Jarr, Jarrad meaning of name, short names for Jarrard, Jarryd name variations, baby name Jaryd, Jered name variations (used in Dutch and Hebrew too), Jerod definition, Jerrad name, and nicknames for Jerryd. Other English forms consist of the spelling variants Jarod meaning, what does the name Jarred mean, what does the name Jarrid mean, Jarrod name popularity, meaning of Jerad, Jerred pronounciation, Jerrid meaning and origin, and Jerrod meaning and origin. The Hebrew name Yered inherits from Jared that is used in foreign languages. See also the related form, the English Jareth name. Jared is a popular baby name for boys. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1998, 0.368% of baby boys were named Jared. It ranked at #51 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #242 with a usage of only 0.070%. Within the group of boy names directly related to Jared, short names for Jordan was the most popular. It was used 6 times more than Jared in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Jared:

• Actor Drake Bell, born Jared Drake Bell, 27 June 1986, Orange County, California
• Actor Jared Leto, born 26 December 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jared:

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The baby name Jared fun facts:

The name Jared in reverse order is "Deraj".

The numerological value of the name Jared is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Jared?

Jared is in the top names in USA.