Boys' name · since 1937
Jerel
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 3,612 babies named Jerel, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,612
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,612 babies have been named Jerel since 1937, making it today's #8335 boys' name.
Jerel has 3,612 recorded births among boys since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8335 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #2,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,612 born since 1937
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerel ranks #2,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,612 born since 1937, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,612
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerel's 3,612 recorded births place it above 95.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jerel compares
3,612 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jerel's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerel's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 166, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Jerel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1947 (Jerel as girls' name)
Jerel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (960 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Jerel's strongest decade.
960 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jerel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 216
1940s
216 births
- 1950s 355
1950s
355 births
- 1960s 212
1960s
212 births
- 1970s
1970s
615 births
- 1980s
1980s
960 births
- 1990s
1990s
797 births
- 2000s 218
2000s
218 births
- 2010s 183
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 960 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jerel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerel's total volume
Jerel by state
Where Jerel concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 180 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 148 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 119 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 106 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 86 | 2.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 86 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 74 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 2.0% |
180 of 3,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Jerel appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerel's data
- Jerel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (960 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jerels (180 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerel: 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 (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Jerel 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.