US rank #12331 Boys' name Peak 2014 202 births

Jep — #12331 US boys' name

202 babies named Jep in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s51910s301920s62010s1042020s52
#12331
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jep was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jep in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jep

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Jep between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jep currently holds the #12331 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jep performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jep shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jep in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 202 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jep at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

202

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2014

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,331

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jep popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Jep by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 51% of Jep's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jep?
202 babies have been named Jep since 1883. It currently ranks #12331 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Jep most popular?
Jep was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jep been used?
Jep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeptha, Jepson, Jephte, Jephthah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.