Boys' name · since 1969
Jeran
497 babies named Jeran in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeran is the #12298 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 497 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeran has been recorded 497 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #12298 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #7,922 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,298 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 497 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeran ranks #7,922 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,298 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 497 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeran's 497 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jeran compares
497 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Jeran's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 497 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeran's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jeran popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1979 (Jeran as girls' name)
Jeran by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Jeran's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jeran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jeran's data
- Jeran's decade-level peak was the 2000s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jeran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jeran 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.