boy's name
Jered
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,821
Jered is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 177 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Jered over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 58 |
| 1970s | 730 |
| 1980s | 1,505 |
| 1990s | 942 |
| 2000s | 391 |
| 2010s | 107 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Jered?
In 2025, Jered was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jered 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 Jered
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jered also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jered over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jered
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jered — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jered
How popular is the name Jered?
In 2025, Jered was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jered a girl's or a boy's name?
Jered is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jered most popular?
Jered peaked in 1982, when 177 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jered a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jered currently ranks #8,617 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.