Boys' name · since 1883
Jep
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Jep, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jep currently ranks #7697 among boys' names in America, with 212 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jep has been recorded 212 times among boys since 1883, currently ranked #7697 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #12,598 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,697 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 212 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jep ranks #12,598 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,697 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 212 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jep's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jep compares
212 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jep's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jep | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jep's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jep popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Jep by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Jep's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jep births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Jep's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jep draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.