boy's name
Jarad
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,243
Jarad is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1983, when 115 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Jarad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 387 |
| 1980s | 959 |
| 1990s | 575 |
| 2000s | 146 |
| 2010s | 14 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Jarad?
In 2025, Jarad was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jarad is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jarad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jarad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jarad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jarad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jarad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jarad
How popular is the name Jarad?
In 2025, Jarad was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jarad a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jarad most popular?
Jarad peaked in 1983, when 115 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jarad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jarad currently ranks #6,556 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.