Boys' name · since 1921
Jerauld
140 babies named Jerauld in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jerauld sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 140 recorded since 1921.
Jerauld has 140 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1975.
- #15,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerauld ranks #15,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jerauld's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jerauld's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerauld splits its recorded history at 1939: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerauld popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1975
- Peak year (1935)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jerauld by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (53 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Jerauld's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jerauld births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 53 births (38% of all-time use).
Jerauld by state
Where Jerauld concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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- Jerauld's decade-level peak was the 1930s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeraulds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jerauld: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1921–1975 (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 Jerauld 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.