Recorded 1970–2011 Boys' name Peak 1979 563 births

Jerame — boys' name

563 babies named Jerame in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2271980s2371990s772000s162010s6
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jerame was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

41 babies were named Jerame in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerame

The Social Security Administration has registered 563 babies named Jerame between 1970 and 2011, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerame currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerame performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerame shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerame in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerame 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 563 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.

Jerame at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

563

Since 1970

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1970

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jerame popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1970

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1979)
41
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
01020304050 20111998199219871982197719721970 9

Jerame by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
237 births that decade — 42% of Jerame's all-time total
1970s2271980s2371990s772000s162010s6

Jerame by state

Where Jerame concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jerame
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 4.8%
#2 Texas
10 1.8%
#3 Indiana
5 0.9%
#4 Michigan
5 0.9%
California share of Jerame's total US births 4.8%
Even split

27 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerame?
563 babies have been named Jerame since 1970. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1979 with 41 births.
When was Jerame most popular?
Jerame was most popular in the 1980s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jerame most popular?
The top states for the name Jerame are California (27 births), Texas (10 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jerame been used?
Jerame has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 42 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jerame?
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, 1970–2011 (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.