Jarid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAIR-id
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jarid is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “descent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jarid mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jared
“descent”
A respelling of Jared, a biblical name; Jared was the father of Enoch in Genesis.
Is Jarid a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarid is a boys' name.
How popular is Jarid in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 74 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Jarid in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,788 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,859 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,467 |
| 1992 | 53 | #1,638 |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,539 |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,495 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,253 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,351 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,428 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,398 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,469 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,718 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
Names like Jarid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmad, Khalid, Muhammad, Raheem, Ibrahim, Amir, Rashad, Samir, Jamal, Hassan, Farid, Musa
Names related to Jarid
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jarid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarid, updated 20 October 2026.