Boys' name · since 1924
Jeral
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 421 babies named Jeral, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 421
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
421 boys have been named Jeral since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jeral has 421 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1998.
- #8,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 421 born since 1924
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeral ranks #8,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 421 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 421
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeral's 421 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Jeral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeral's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeral popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1998
- Peak year (1958)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jeral popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1946 (Jeral as girls' name)
Jeral by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (90 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Jeral's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Jeral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 90 births (21% of all-time use).
Jeral by state
Where Jeral concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 421 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jeral's data
- Jeral's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 1990s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arkansas records the most Jerals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1924–1998 (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 Jeral 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.