Jared

Jared meaning

Jared is a Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

A descent; from yarad 'to go down'

Also used to mean: one who descends

Jared is the Hebrew Yered. Strong's Concordance (H3382) derives it from yarad, "to go down", and explains it as "a descent"; the same verb gives the name of the river Jordan, "the descender". In Genesis 5 Jared is one of the patriarchs before the Flood, the son of Mahalalel and the father of Enoch, who "walked with God", and he is said to have lived 962 years. The name is also listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:37. It is a biblical name, used by Christian families in India.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H3382 · entry Yered (יֶרֶד) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H3382, Yered (Bible Hub) · Genesis 5:18 (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Jared, father of Enoch (Genesis 5)

Popularity abroad

• #396 United States, boys 2025 (down 3 from 393 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Jared · Jarred · Jarod

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