Unisex name · since 1980
Jer
12 babies named Jer in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Jer recorded 12 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1990.
- #51,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jer ranks #51,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jer's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jer's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 6 births recorded.
Jer popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1990
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jer popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1965 (Jer as boys' name)
Jer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Jer's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jer's data
- Jer's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1980–1990 (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 Jer 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.