Jerod is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jerod means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jerod across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jerod has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jerod is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “descent”. A variant spelling of Jared.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,014 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jerod per year, United States (1936 to 2025). United States peaked in 1980 (295/yr).
Jerod is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #1,097 nationally (given to 295 babies that year).
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