Fun Facts About the Name Jerod
- More than 6 thousand babies named Jerod: U.S. records list 6,014 babies given the name Jerod from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jerod Mean?
Jerod is an English spelling variant of Jared, a name derived from the Hebrew יֶרֶד (Yered). It is commonly explained as meaning "descent" or "one who descends," from the Hebrew verb yarad, "to go down." The exact nuance of the name in its biblical setting is not certain, so "descent" is best treated as the traditional etymological gloss rather than a fully settled translation. Jerod has no separate etymology; it carries the same meaning as Jared.
Jerod Name History & Origins
Jared comes from the Hebrew Bible. Yered appears in Genesis as a descendant of Seth and the father of Enoch, the figure said to have "walked with God" (Genesis 5:18 - 24). The name passed into Greek as Ἰάρεδ (Iared) and Latin as Iared, and these biblical forms lie behind English Jared. English Bibles use the spelling Jared; Jerod is one of several English spelling variants of that name, along with Jered and Jarod. The spelling with o in the second syllable is an English written variation, not evidence of a different origin or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Jerod?
Jerod recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1980. Its best rank was #493 in 1980.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,861 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #11,527 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,077 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #11,498 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,474 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,952 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,252 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,186 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #6,171 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #10,164 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,743 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #7,263 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,173 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #5,133 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,429 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #3,410 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #3,135 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #4,809 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #2,320 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #3,642 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #3,420 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #2,768 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #2,249 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #1,904 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 2001 | #1,557 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 2000 | #1,204 | 113 | 0.0058% |
| 1999 | #1,037 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 1998 | #936 | 151 | 0.0079% |
| 1997 | #895 | 155 | 0.0082% |
| 1996 | #1,115 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 1995 | #1,163 | 98 | 0.0051% |
| 1994 | #1,035 | 116 | 0.0060% |
| 1993 | #952 | 128 | 0.0065% |
| 1992 | #921 | 133 | 0.0067% |
| 1991 | #913 | 133 | 0.0066% |
| 1990 | #779 | 170 | 0.0083% |
| 1989 | #827 | 145 | 0.0072% |
| 1988 | #717 | 172 | 0.0090% |
| 1987 | #663 | 190 | 0.0102% |
| 1986 | #639 | 197 | 0.0107% |
| 1985 | #601 | 213 | 0.0115% |
| 1984 | #567 | 224 | 0.0124% |
| 1983 | #511 | 274 | 0.0153% |
| 1982 | #512 | 275 | 0.0152% |
| 1981 | #499 | 284 | 0.0159% |
| 1980 | #493 | 295 | 0.0165% |
| 1979 | #527 | 259 | 0.0150% |
| 1978 | #545 | 232 | 0.0141% |
| 1977 | #607 | 191 | 0.0116% |
| 1976 | #642 | 165 | 0.0105% |
| 1975 | #615 | 177 | 0.0113% |
| 1974 | #665 | 148 | 0.0094% |
| 1973 | #778 | 105 | 0.0067% |
| 1972 | #739 | 115 | 0.0071% |
| 1971 | #846 | 93 | 0.0053% |
| 1970 | #1,037 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 1969 | #1,158 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1968 | #1,173 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1967 | #1,489 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1966 | #1,785 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #3,105 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,953 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #4,351 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,395 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,718 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,483 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1938 | #3,021 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,801 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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