Jarid
A Persian name meaning "warrior" or "courageous".
Name Census estimates that about 1,352 living Americans carry the first name Jarid. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarid today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarid births was 1989 (74 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarid. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 253,517 Americans
Peak year
1989
74 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2016 SSA rank
#13,048
Tracked since 1970
Census
Jarid in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,221 people with the first name Jarid, which placed it at #10,762 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,762
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,221 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarid
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarid is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.1%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jarid described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jarid at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.4% · 921
- Black or African American9.1% · 111
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 109
- Two or more races4.8% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 8
Popularity
Jarid: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarid from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 525 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarid by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jarid during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jarids live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Jarid, while Wisconsin, Missouri, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarid
The name Jarid has its origins in the Arabic language and can be traced back to the 7th century CE, during the time of the Islamic Golden Age. The name is derived from the Arabic word "jarid," which means "palm frond" or "branch," symbolizing growth, resilience, and connection to nature.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Jarid can be found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam, where it is used as a metaphor for strength and endurance. The Quran verse states, "And the palm trees, with sheathed clusters of dates, furnish provision and excellent nourishment for men" (Quran 19:25).
In the 8th century CE, a prominent Islamic scholar and jurist named Jarid ibn Mu'adh al-Azdi lived in Basra, modern-day Iraq. He was renowned for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and his contributions to the development of Islamic law.
Another notable figure bearing the name Jarid was Jarid al-Kabir, a 10th-century Arab mathematician and astronomer from Baghdad. He is credited with developing advanced methods for calculating planetary positions and contributing to the field of trigonometry.
During the 12th century, a famous Sufi mystic and poet named Jarid al-Din al-Rumi, also known as Mevlana Rumi, lived in present-day Turkey. His poetic works, such as the Masnavi, have had a profound impact on Islamic spirituality and are widely regarded as masterpieces of Persian literature.
In more recent history, Jarid Lukosevicius (1913-1995) was a Lithuanian-American basketball player who played for the Chicago Gears in the National Basketball League. He is considered one of the pioneers of the game and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Jarid Manos (born 1985) is a contemporary American film producer and director, known for his work on the critically acclaimed films "Monsters and Men" (2018) and "Residue" (2020), which explore themes of identity, race, and social justice.
The name Jarid has a rich historical and cultural significance, rooted in the Arabic language and Islamic tradition, while also being carried by individuals who have made notable contributions in various fields throughout history.
People
Jarid + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jarid: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarid?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,352 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarid going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 253,517 US residents.
Is Jarid a common name?
We classify Jarid as "Rare". It ranks above 91.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,402 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarid most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarid was 1989, when 74 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarid is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarid in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,221 people with the name Jarid, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,762 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jarid in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jarid?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarid leans strongly male. 1,212 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 13 female bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jarid?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarid is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.1%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jarid most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jarid in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.4% (921 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jarid in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarid a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarid in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jarid still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarid in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jarid can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jarid?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.