Jared

Meaning: Its source is Yered, a Hebrew name meaning "Descending."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Jarod, Jarred, Jarrid, Jarrod, Jerred, Jerrid, Jerrod and Jerad

Variant Forms: Gerod, Jered and Jarid

Source Forms: Yered

Popularity: The name Jared ranked 76th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 226th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 66th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: Other possible meanings include ''descendant'' and ''rose.''

Jared was of the line of Seth. He was the father of Enoch and lived before the flood. Genesis 5:15-20.

Miscellaneous

Jared
Father of Enoch; grandfather of Methuselah.
- Appears in Genesis (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)

Science and Philosophy

Diamond Jared
Professor of physiology
- 1999 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Jared Sparks (born 1789, died 1866)
American historian. President of Harvard, 1849-53.
- Editor of North American Review (see list of Historians)

Stage and Screen

Jared Leto
- Starred in Urban Legend, Prefontaine, My So-Called Life (TV) (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)

The Literary World

Jared Diamond
American physiologist.
- 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)