Jerek — #11225 US boys' name
504 babies named Jerek in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 21% of names given to boys today.
32% of everyone ever named Jerek was born in this single decade.
24 babies were named Jerek in 2013 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jerek
The Social Security Administration has registered 504 babies named Jerek between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerek currently holds the #11225 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 24 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerek performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jerek 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 504 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.
Jerek at a glance
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Current rank
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Jerek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979
- Peak year (2013)
- 24
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #11225 among boys.
504 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 24 births in a single year.
Jerek by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 161 births that decade — 32% of Jerek's all-time total
Jerek decade highlights
- Peak decade 161 births
- Runner-up 127 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jerek's strongest decade
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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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, 1979–2024 (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.