Boys' name · since 1947
Jereld
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Jereld, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1947–1989
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Jereld is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 72 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jereld has been recorded 72 times among boys since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1989.
- 72 total births
- 1947–1989 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jereld's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jereld's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jereld splits its recorded history at 1970: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jereld popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1989
- Peak year (1969)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jereld by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jereld's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jereld births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 29 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Jereld's decade-level peak was the 1960s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1947–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jereld: Baby Name Since 1947 - 72 Births, Peak 1969." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jereld. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jereld 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 July 2026.