MEANING & HISTORY
What does Jared mean?
Jared comes through Greek and Latin from Hebrew Yered. The usual explanation connects it with a root for descending, while alternative analyses have also been proposed.
Later religious accounts connect the name with angels descending, but that narrative is not required to establish the Hebrew root proposal. The exact biblical name gives the firm historical formation.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Iared, from Ancient Greek Ἰαρέδ (Iaréd), from Biblical Hebrew יֶרֶד (yéred). Often explained as deriving from the root י־ר־ד (y-r-d), which forms words relating to descending (see Jordan and ירדן for more); some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root ר־ד־ה (r-d-), which forms words relating to ruling.
A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
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People with the name Jared
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jared Dillinger
Filipino-American basketball player
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jared Dillinger, Jared Bahay
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Jared in the birth records
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Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Jared
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Pared·As a Spanish word: wall or partition
- Fred♂Short form of Frederick and related longer names
- Jade♂♀The ornamental stone jade
- Jafet·Form of biblical Japheth
- Jake♂Medieval form of Jack; also short for Jacob
- James♂English Jacob-family form through Latin Iacomus
- Jane♀God is gracious; a feminine form of John
- Janet♀Familiar form of Jane; ultimately “God is gracious”
What rhymes with Jared?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Jared further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q2001193 — Jared (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jared Dillinger (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2001193 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Jared Bahay (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2001193 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jared (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Jared (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.