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Jerod

Jerod: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Variant spelling of Jared, a biblical name from Hebrew Yered. The Hebrew root is associated with 'to descend'.

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How popular is Jerod?

20241.8 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Jerod in 20246

Peak year1980

Total US babies since 18806,009

Jerod is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jerod

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jerod questions

What does the name Jerod mean?

Jerod means "descent". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Jared, a biblical name from Hebrew Yered. The Hebrew root is associated with 'to descend'.

Is Jerod a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jerod?

6 US babies were named Jerod in 2024. Its peak year was 1980.

How do you pronounce Jerod?

Jerod is usually pronounced JARE-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.