Jered
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "descended, came down".
Name Census estimates that about 3,627 living Americans carry the first name Jered. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jered today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jered births was 1982 (177 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jered. 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
3.6K
~ 1 in 94,501 Americans
Peak year
1982
177 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,306
Tracked since 1949
Popularity
Jered: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jered from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 1,505 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jered 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 Jered during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jereds live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. California, Texas, Oregon recorded the most babies named Jered, while South Dakota, North Dakota, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 69 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jered
The name Jered is derived from the Hebrew name Jared, which means "descent" or "descending." The name can be traced back to the biblical figure Jared, who is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the father of Enoch and a descendant of Adam. The name is thought to have originated around the 5th century BCE in ancient Israel.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jered can be found in the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, which was completed by the 2nd century BCE. In this text, the name is spelled "Iared" in the Greek alphabet.
Throughout history, the name Jered has been used by various individuals, including Jered Weaver, an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Angels from 2006 to 2017. He was born on October 21, 1982, in Northridge, California.
Another notable figure with the name Jered is Jered Petri, an American author and poet born in 1986. He is known for his works exploring themes of identity, mental health, and social issues.
In the 16th century, there was a Jered Wilson, a Scottish merchant and explorer who traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1558 and died in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in 1621.
During the American Revolutionary War, Jered Sparks was a soldier and writer born in Willington, Connecticut, in 1751. He is best known for his biographies of notable figures from the Revolutionary era, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
In the late 19th century, Jered Sanford was an American educator and author born in Redding, Connecticut, in 1858. He served as the president of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1909 to 1920 and wrote several books on education and psychology.
People
Jered + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jered 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
Jered: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jered?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,627 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jered 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 94,501 US residents.
Is Jered a common name?
We classify Jered as "Rare". It ranks above 95.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,788 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jered most popular?
The single biggest year for Jered was 1982, when 177 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jered is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jered a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jered 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.
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.