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Jarrod

/ˈdʒæɹə/ · 100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Jarrod has been given to about 25,351 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 22,949
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jarrod per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 1,150
  • Born in 202512
  • All time25,351
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Jarrod?

Its best year was 1980, when 1,150 babies were given the name, ranking 213th. The typical living American called Jarrod is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Jarrod

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jarod0.97
  2. Jerrod0.78
  3. Jerod0.75
  4. Jarred0.72
  5. Jaron0.72
  6. Jared0.69
  7. Jerrold0.62
  8. Jason0.58

Middle names for Jarrod

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jarrod Paul0.77
  2. Jarrod Lee0.77
  3. Jarrod Blake0.76
  4. Jarrod Bryce0.76
  5. Jarrod Wade0.76
  6. Jarrod Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Jarrod

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.90
  2. Laceysister · 0.87
  3. Larasister · 0.87
  4. Elishaeither · 0.87
  5. Erikbrother · 0.86
  6. Coreybrother · 0.86

Where Jarrod is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jarrod Anderson0.77
    2. Jarrod White0.72
    3. Jarrod Reyes0.72
    4. Jarrod Nguyen0.72
    5. Jarrod Lee0.72
    6. Jarrod Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jarrod

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.