Jared has been given to about 207,119 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Jared ranks 396th among American boys in 2025, with 804 born that year. Its best year was 1998, when 7,478 babies were given the name, ranking 51st. The typical living American called Jared is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.