Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
Origin In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared () was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in the Book of Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the root YRD "descend" because in his days, "the angels of the Lord descended to earth".Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Genesis Apocryphon of Qumran Cave 1 (1Q20): A Commentary (2004), p. 139. Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for "rose", "servant" and "one who rules".Hess, Richard S., Studies in the Personal Names of Genesis 1–11 (1993), p. 69.
In some English-speaking countries, Jared is a common Jewish and Christian first name.
People Arts, entertainment, and media
Jared Abrahamson (born 1987), Canadian actor Jared Allman (born 1984), American actor Jared Anderson (Christian musician) (born 1979), American musician and Christian worship leader Jared Anderson (heavy metal musician) (1974–2006), American musician Jared Angira (born 1947), Kenyan poet and author Jared Angle, American ballet dancer Jared Artaud, American musician Jared Maurice Arter (1850–1930), American author and former slave Jared Ball (born 1971), American author and radio host Jared "Drake" Bell (born 1986), American actor and singer Jared Blake (born 1978), American musician and actor Jared Bowen, American journalist and reporter Jared Breeze (born 2005), American child actor Jared Bush (born 1974), American screenwriter and television producer Jared Byers, American musician Jared Carter (born 1939), American author and editor Jared Campbell (born 1989), American stand-up comedian and former football player Jared Cohn, American film director, screenwriter, and actor Jared Cohon (born 1947), American author, editor, engineer Jared Cole, American physicist Jared Colinger, American musician Jared Cotter (born 1981), American musician Jared Curtis (born 1936), American author and editor Jared Daperis (born 1990), Australian actor Jared DePasquale (born 1971), American film, television, and audio drama composer Jared Diamond (born 1937), American scientist and author Jared Dines (born 1989), American musician and YouTuber Jared Eliot (1685–1763) American colonial minister, physician and agronomist Jared Emerson-Johnson (born 1981), American video game music composer and voice actor Jared Evan (born 1989), American musician Jared Bradley Flagg (1820–1899), American painter Jared Faber, American film, television producer, and musician Jared Falk (born 1981), Canadian musician Jared Farmer (born 1974), American historian and author Jared Fogle (born 1977), American former spokesman for Subway and registered sex offender Jared Followill (born 1986), American musician Jared Freid, American comedian and podcaster Jared French (1905–1988), American painter Jared Friedman (born 1984), American entrepreneur and investor Jared Gertner, American actor Jared Gilman (born 1998), American actor Jared Gilmore (born 2000), American actor Jared Gold (born 1972), American fashion designer Jared Gold (organist), American musician Jared Gomes (born 1968), American musician and activist Jared Ian Goldman (born 1979), American film and television producer Jared Lee Gosselin (born 1981), American record producer Jared J. Grantham (1936–2017), American physician, nephrologist, and author Jared Gutstadt (born 1977), Canadian-born American music executive Jared Hampton (born 1990), American musician Jared Harris (born 1961), British actor Jared Hartmann (born 1985), American musician Jared Hasselhoff (born 1971), American musician and actor Jared Hauser (born 1971), American musician and professor Jared Hecht (born 1987), American entrepreneur Jared Hedges (born 1980), American screenwriter, television producer, and video game producer Jared Hess (born 1979), American filmmaker Jared Hudgins (born 1988), American football player and coach Jared Isaacman (born 1983), American businessman Jared Israel (born 1944), American writer, activist, and conspiracy theorist Jared Jussim (born 1935), American lawyer, actor and former executive vice president at Sony Pictures Jared Keeso (born 1984), Canadian actor Jared Kusnitz (born 1988), American actor Jared Lane (born 1972), New Zealand artist and illustrator Jared Lee (born 1943), Canadian artist and cartoonist Jared Lehr, American jewelry fashion designer Jared Leto (born 1971), American actor and musician Jared Louche (born 1960), American musician Jared MacEachern (born 1980), American musician Jared Marston, Australian musician and DJ producer Jared Martin (1940–2017), American actor Jared McCloud (born 1980), American musician Jared Mezzocchi (born 1985), American theatre projection designer and director Jared Mitchell (writer) (born 1955), Canadian journalist and author Jared Morgenstern (born 1981), American designer and entrepreneur Jared Moshe, American film director, screenwriter, and producer Jared Murillo (born 1988), American dancer, singer, and actor Jared James Nichols (born 1989), American musician Jared Nissim (born 1973), American businessman Jared Overton, American musician Jared Padalecki (born 1982), American actor Jared Palomar, American musician Jared Pappas-Kelly (born 1974), American curator, author, and visual artist Jared Paul, American Talent manager and producer Jared Pelletier (born 1990), Canadian director Jared Poythress (born 1985), Japanese-born American music producer and DJ Jared Purton (1976–2009), Australian-born immunologist Jared Rigsby, American musician Jared Robinsen (born 1963), Australian actor Jared Rushton (born 1974), American musician and actor Jared Yates Sexton (born 1981), American author and political commentator Jared Shavelson, American musician Jared Slingerland (born 1984), Canadian musician Jared Sorensen, indie role-playing game designer Jared Southwick, (1976–2011), American musician Jared Spears (born 1936), American musician Jared Spool (born 1960), American Author, public speaker, and consultant Jared Paul Stern (born 1971), American journalist, photographer, and designer Jared Stern, American screenwriter Jared Swilley (born 1983), American musician Jared Taylor (born 1951), American white supremacist and author Jared Thomas (born 1976), Australian author Jared Tinklenberg, American psychiatrist and author Jared Sidney Torrance (1853–1921), American businessman and real estate developer Jared Turner (born 1978), New Zealand-born Australian actor Jared Tyler (born 1978), American musician Jared Van Snellenberg (born 1980), Canadian actor Jared Wade (born 1989), American musician Jared Warren, American musician Jared Warth (born 1986), American musician Jared Bell Waterbury (1799–1876), American minister and author Jared Yates, (American Idol) contestant
Government and politics
Jared Bauman (fl. 2022), American politician Jared Benson (1821–1894), American politician Jared Bernstein (born 1955), American economist, author, and advisor at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Jared Brossett (born 1982), American politician Jared M. Brush (1814–1895), American politician, 28th Mayor of Pittsburgh PA Jared Cohen (born 1981), American businessman, author, and advisor at the Council on Foreign Relations Jared Genser (born 1972), international human rights lawyer, author, and advisor at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Jared Golden (born 1982), American Marine veteran and politician Jared Comstock Gregory (1823–1892), American politician, 12th Mayor of Madison WI Jared Hegwood, American author and writer for the United States Naval Oceanographic Office Jared Henderson, American politician Jared Huffman (born 1964), American politician Jared Ingersol Chipman (1788–1832), Nova Scotian lawyer and politician Jared Ingersoll (1749–1822), American politician Jared Ingersoll Sr. (1722–1781) American stamp act agent Jared Irwin (1750–1818), American politician, 22nd Governor of Georgia Jared Irwin (Pennsylvania politician) (1768–1818), American politician and zoologist Jared Kaplan (born 1982) physicist, co-founder of Anthropic Jared Potter Kirtland (1793–1877), American politician Jared Kushner (born 1981), American businessman and senior advisor to President Donald Trump Jared Maddux (1911–1971), American politician Jared Mansfield (1759–1830), American mathematician, Professor at the United States Military Academy and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory Jared Mead (born 1991), American politician Jared Moskowitz (born 1980), American politician Jared Novelly (born 1974/1975), American diplomat Jared Nunes (born 1982), American politician Jared Olsen (born 1987), American politician Jared O'Mara (born 1981), former British politician Jared Patterson, American politician Jared Paul Stratton, American politician Jared V. Peck (1816–1891), American politician Jared Perkins (1793–1854), American politician Jared Polis (born 1975), American politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado Jared Y. Sanders Jr. (1892–1960), American lawyer and politician Jared Y. Sanders Sr. (1869–1944), American politician Jared Solomon (born 1978), American politician Jared Solomon (Maryland politician), American politician Jared Sparks (1789–1866), American historian and politician Jared Thompson Jr. (1836–1914), American lawyer and politician Jared C. Troop (1837–1876), Canadian lawyer and politician Jared Weinstein (born 1979), former government official and personal aide to the 43rd President of the United States Jared Whitaker (1818–1884), American newspaperman and politician Jared W. Williams (1796–1864), American lawyer and politician Jared Williams (Virginia politician) (1766–1831), American politician Jared Woodfill (born 1968), American lawyer and politician Jared Wright, American newspaper editor and former politician
Sports
Jared Abbrederis (born 1990), American football player Jared Allen (born 1982), American football player Jared Allen (quarterback) (born 1981), American football coach and former player Jared Anderson (boxer) (born 1999), American boxer Jared Aulin (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player Jared Barker (born 1975), Canadian rugby union player Jared Bartlett (born 2001), American football player Jared Bednar (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey coach and former player Jared Benko, American athletic director Jared Berggren (born 1990), American basketball player Jared Bird (born 1997), English footballer Jared Bidwell (born 1987), Australian rower Jared Boll (born 1986), American ice hockey player Jared Borgetti (born 1973), Mexican footballer Jarrad Branthwaite (born 2002), English footballer Jared Brennan (born 1984), Australian rules football player Jared Brown (born 1973), American football player Jared Brownridge (born 1994), American basketball player Jared Burton (born 1981), American baseball player Jared Butler (born 2000), American basketball player Jared Cannonier (born 1984), American mixed martial artist Jared Clauss (born 1981), American football player Jared Connaughton (born 1985), Canadian sprinter Jared Cook (born 1987), American football player Jared Coreau (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player Jared Cowen (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player Jared Crick (born 1989), American football player Jared Crouch (born 1978), Australian rules football player Jared Cunningham (born 1991), American basketball player Jared Curtis (footballer) (born 1979), Samoan footballer Jared Deacon (born 1975), British sprinter Jared DeMichiel (born 1985), American ice hockey coach and former player Jared DeVries (born 1976), American football player Jared Dillinger (born 1984), Filipino-American basketball player Jared Donaldson (born 1996), American tennis player Jared Downing (born 1989), American mixed martial artist Jared Dudley (born 1985), American basketball player Jared Elliott, American football coach