Jarid

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How to Pronounce Jarid

Pronounced JAIR-id /ˈdʒɛr.ɪd/High

Meaning: Jarid is a spelling variant of Jared, from the Hebrew Yered, 'descent' or 'he descends', the name of a patriarch in Genesis. It keeps that biblical meaning.Medium

In 30 seconds: Jarid is a spelling variant of Jared, from the Hebrew for 'descent'. It rode the Jared wave and crested in 1989.

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Origin MediumHebrew

MeaningJarid is a spelling variant of Jared, from the Hebrew Yered, 'descent' or 'he descends', the name of a patriarch in Genesis. It keeps that biblical meaning.

U.S. rank (2016)#13048 ↘ Falling

2016 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,402

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jarid is one of the folk respellings of Jared, from the Hebrew Yered, 'descent', a Genesis patriarch's name. Jared, little used for centuries, surged as an American boys' name in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, and phonetic variants such as Jarid, Jarrod and Jarrid appeared alongside it, showing in United States records from the early seventies.

Jarid reached its high point in 1989, at the crest of the Jared fashion, and faded as the standard spelling held. It reads as a name of the eighties worn by men now in their thirties, a period variant rather than a name on the rise.

Did you know? Jarid, like Jared, carries the name of a long-lived patriarch in the Book of Genesis — Yered, whose name means 'descent' — brought back to fashion in the late twentieth century.

Overall data confidence 70%

References — Jarid — Respelling of Jared, Hebrew Yered 'descent'; SSA peak 1989

Variations

JaredJarrodJarridJarod

Nicknames

JareJar

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jarid mean?

Jarid is a form of Jared, from the Hebrew Yered, meaning 'descent' or 'he descends'.

How do you pronounce Jarid?

It's said JAIR-id /ˈdʒɛr.ɪd/ — two syllables, stress on the first, like Jared.

Is Jarid a boy or girl name?

Jarid is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Jarid?

Jarid was an uncommon spelling that crested at the end of the nineteen-eighties with the Jared trend and has been rare since.