Recorded 1924–1998 Boys' name Peak 1958 421 births

Jeral — boys' name

421 babies named Jeral in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s251930s511940s901950s561960s651970s591980s441990s31
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Jeral was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jeral in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeral

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Jeral between 1924 and 1998, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeral performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jeral shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeral in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeral 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 421 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.

Jeral at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

421

Since 1924

75 years of records

Peak year

1958

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1924

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1998

Jeral popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1924

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1958)
14
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
46810121416 199819871974196719591948194119321924 6

Jeral popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1946 (Jeral as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19571946 5

Jeral by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
90 births that decade — 21% of Jeral's all-time total
1920s251930s511940s901950s561960s651970s591980s441990s31

Jeral by state

Where Jeral concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeral
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 1.2%
Arkansas share of Jeral's total US births 1.2%

5 of 421 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeral?
421 babies have been named Jeral since 1924. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1958 with 14 births.
When was Jeral most popular?
Jeral was most popular in the 1940s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Jeral most popular?
The top states for the name Jeral are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Jeral been used?
Jeral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 75 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Jeral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, 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, 1924–1998 (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.