How Many People Are Named Jarad?
An estimated 2,078 people in the United States have the first name Jarad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jarad peaked in popularity in 1983 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jarad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jarad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,078
About 1 in 164,944 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1983
115 births
Total Registered
2,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jarad
Jarad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,165 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jarad as a male name
Ranked #5,299 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (115 births)
Jarad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jarad span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 959 babies were registered. Jarad has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jarad by Decade
How has Jarad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jarad by State
Birth registrations for Jarad span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 27 Jarads were registered per state.
Jarad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jarad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarad?
We estimate approximately 2,078 people named Jarad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 164,944 Americans share this first name.
Is Jarad a common name?
Jarad is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jarad most popular?
Jarad reached peak popularity in 1983, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jarad is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jarad a male name?
Jarad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jarad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jarad Smith, Jarad Johnson, Jarad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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