🔥Jared

Hebrew

"he descends"

Jared Origin and Meaning

The name Jared is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he descends".

Jared is an Old Testament name that has been popular for decades--it was revived in the sixties via TV westerns-- and is still an appealing option.

In the Bible, Jared was a descendant of Adam who became the father of Enoch at the age of 162--and then lived on for another eight hundred years. Two contemporary Jareds are actors Jared Leto and Jared Harris. Jared Cameron is a shape-shifting werewolf character in the Twilight series of books and movies.

Other spellings include Jarred, Jarrad, Jarrod and Jarod.

Jared Rank in US Top 1000

# 342 in the US

Jared Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 897 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jared

• 342 US 2023
• 897 Nameberry 2025
• 534 Future 2028
• 849 England 2019
• 269 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Jared

• Jared Biblical patriarch, son of Mahalaleel; father of Enoch who lived 962 years (Genesis 5:18)
• Jared Tristan Padalecki American actor
• Jared Joseph Leto American actor and musician
• Jared Mason Diamond American scientist and author
• (Jared) Drake Bell American actor and singer
• (Michael) Jared Followill American musician of band Kings of Leon
• Jared Scot Allen American NFL football player
• Jared Cook Jr. American NFL football player
• Jared Thomas Goff American NFL player
• Jared Sullinger American basketball player
• Jared Schutz Polis U.S. Congressman from Colorado
• Jared William Huffman U.S. Congressman from California
• Jared Francisco Borgetti (Echavarri­a) Mexican footballer
• Jared Antonio Farrow birth name Jay Pharaoh, American comedian
• Jared Scott Gilmore American actor
• Jared Scott Fogle disgraced American spokesman for Subway restaurants
• Jared Eiseley Palmer American tennis player
• Jared Francis Harris British actor
• Jared Lawrence Hess American film director
• Jared Evan (Siegel) American singer,songwriter
• Jared Christopher Martin American actor
• Jared James Belushi son of actor Jim Belushi
• Jared Corey Kushner American businessman, investor and White House advisor; son,in,law of President Donald Trump
• Jared Mecham American vlogger from "Ellie and Jared"
• Jared Shores Co,creator of "Studio C"
• Jared Hasselhoff stage name of Jared Victor Hennegan, American musician of band Bloodhound Gang
• Jared Knabenbauer aka proJared American YouTuber
• Jared Nathan American actor

The name Jared in Pop Culture

• Jared Barkley eldest son on TV's "The Big Valley"
• Jared "Enigma" McCloud character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
• Jared Grace character in "The Spiderwick Chronicles"; twin brother Simon Grace
• Jared Cole character in movie "Into the Blue"
• Jared Booth character on TV's "Bones"
• Jared Howe character in Stephenie Meyer's "The Host"
• Jared Frio character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Jared jewelry store
• Jared Dunn character on HBO's "Silicon Valley"
• Jared Kleinman character in "Dear Evan Hansen"