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Jerod

/ˈdʒɛɹəd/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Jerod has been given to about 6,014 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹəd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,445
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerod per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1980 · 295
  • Born in 20255
  • All time6,014

How popular is Jerod?

Its best year was 1980, when 295 babies were given the name, ranking 493rd. The typical living American called Jerod is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Jerod

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerrod0.97
  2. Jerold0.81
  3. Jerrold0.79
  4. Jarod0.78
  5. Jarrod0.75
  6. Jeromy0.65
  7. Rod0.62
  8. Jerald0.61

Middle names for Jerod

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerod Paul0.77
  2. Jerod Lee0.77
  3. Jerod Blake0.76
  4. Jerod Bryce0.76
  5. Jerod Wade0.76
  6. Jerod Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Jerod

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.82
  2. Elishaeither · 0.80
  3. Laceysister · 0.79
  4. Kareembrother · 0.79
  5. Aracelisister · 0.79
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.78

Where Jerod is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jerod Anderson0.77
    2. Jerod White0.72
    3. Jerod Reyes0.72
    4. Jerod Nguyen0.72
    5. Jerod Lee0.72
    6. Jerod Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jerod

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.