How Many People Are Named Jarod?
An estimated 11,403 people in the United States have the first name Jarod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Jarod peaked in popularity in 1998 with 1,045 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jarod 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 Jarod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,403
About 1 in 30,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1998
1,045 births
Total Registered
11,796
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jarod
Jarod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,796 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jarod as a male name
Ranked #5,522 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (1,045 births)
Jarod as a female name
Ranked #11,158 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Jarod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jarod span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,004 babies were registered. Jarod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jarod by Decade
How has Jarod 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.
Jarod by State
Birth registrations for Jarod span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota. On average, about 202 Jarods were registered per state.
Jarod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jarod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarod?
We estimate approximately 11,403 people named Jarod 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 30,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Jarod a common name?
Jarod is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,796 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jarod most popular?
Jarod reached peak popularity in 1998, when 1,045 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jarod is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jarod a male name?
Jarod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jarod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jarod Smith, Jarod Johnson, Jarod 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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