Jarod

Jarod: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “descent”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: JAIR-əd · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Variant spelling of Jared, from Hebrew Yered. The biblical name is traditionally explained as meaning 'descent' or 'he who descended'.

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How popular is Jarod?

20245.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jarod in 202417

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 188011,796

Jarod is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jarod

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jareddescent · Hebrew
Jarroddescent · Hebrew
Jarreddescent · Hebrew
Jerroddescent · Hebrew
Jeroddescent · Hebrew
Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew

Jarod questions

What does the name Jarod mean?

Jarod means "descent". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Jared, from Hebrew Yered. The biblical name is traditionally explained as meaning 'descent' or 'he who descended'.

Is Jarod a boy or girl name?

Jarod is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jarod?

17 US babies were named Jarod in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Jarod?

Jarod is usually pronounced JAIR-əd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.