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I like Jared / Jarod even though I prefer Jayden / Jaden / Jadon (yeah, I actually like it). I wouldn't say Jared is dated even though it was more popular some years ago. Or, maybe Jarett or Jarrett looks a bit more dated since they look like Garrett, but Jared and Jarod? No.

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I don't think it's dated, and I used to like it, but I've soured on it now. Perhaps I associate it too strongly with Jared jewelry stores and their aggravating "He went to Jared!!!" commercials these days.

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It's one of those names I'd be neutral toward on someone else's kid, but would reject out of hand if my boyfriend suggested it for a son of ours.

Jared is a nice enough name... but... I'm probably not the best person to be commenting on it, because I have some really *bad* associations with the name.

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I don't think it's dated at all and I like it. I've only met one Jared and one Jarrett.

I've always loved this name, this spelling only, please. I feel it's ruggedly handsome without being over-the-top ruggedly handsome. But it was popular, and when you combine all the spellings, more popular than it seems by looking at the statistics.

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On its way to being dated, I think. I would not have considered using it due to popularity\some-day-being-dated issues.

I think it's ugly, both in sound and in spelling Also, my husband has a cousin named Jared who is as stupid as a man can get and still feed himself and tie his own shoes. Seriously, he is dumb enough to drown in a glass of water, and his mother treats him like a pet. I always thought the name suited him perfectly.

I've always liked Jared. I find it under-appreciated these days where I live. As a well-known Biblical name, it doesn't seem dated even though it's less popular than it used to be. As far as spelling goes, I would stick with Jared. Jarrod seems a bit more dated.

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I've encountered people named Jarrod, Jared, etc., in newspapers and such, but I don't recall ever meeting one.