Jarod Boy
How popular is Jarod?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Jarod in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
11,331living people named Jarod (est.)
31median age of people named Jarod
11,804babies named Jarod since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Jarod popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys (▼ 3467 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-79% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #3,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (1,045 boys) |
| Highest rank | #275 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jarod counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jarrod family of names ranked #3,659 for boys in 2025 (#2,510 the year before), with 20 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrod | 12 | 60% |
| Jarod | 8 | 40% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jarod by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95 | #1,217 |
| 1970s | 1,583 | #459 |
| 1980s | 3,115 | #425 |
| 1990s | 4,004 | #275 |
| 2000s | 2,533 | #388 |
| 2010s | 380 | #2,172 |
| 2020s | 89 | #3,731 |
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Questions
- Is Jarod a boy or girl name?
- Jarod is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jarod were boys.
- How popular is the name Jarod?
- 8 baby boys were named Jarod in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Jarod most popular?
- Jarod peaked in 1998, when 1,045 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #275 in 1998.
- How many people are named Jarod?
- 11,804 babies have been named Jarod in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,331 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.