as a First Name
Biblical name (probably meaning ‘descent’ in Hebrew), borne by a descendant of Adam (Genesis 5:15). According to the Book of Genesis, he became the father of Enoch at the age of 162, and lived for a further eight hundred years. This name was occasionally used by the Puritans. It was briefly revived in the 1960s and again more recently.
| 473rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 96,073
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 189,963
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Utah
- has the most people named Jared per capita
- 1998
- marked the height of its popularity
0.03%
99.97%
0.13%
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55+
23%
30-54
30-54
39%
13-29
13-29
39%
0-12
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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