Boys' name · since 1941
Jerell
1,677 babies named Jerell in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,677 babies have been named Jerell since 1941, making it today's #10851 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerell has been recorded 1,677 times among boys since 1941, currently ranked #10851 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #3,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,677 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerell ranks #3,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,677 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerell's 1,677 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jerell compares
1,677 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Jerell's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,677 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerell's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 89, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Jerell popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Jerell as girls' name)
Jerell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (521 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jerell's strongest decade.
521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jerell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 117
1970s
117 births
- 1980s
1980s
521 births
- 1990s
1990s
458 births
- 2000s
2000s
337 births
- 2010s 159
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 521 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jerell 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 Jerell's total volume
Jerell by state
Where Jerell concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 120 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.9% |
120 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jerell appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerell's data
- Jerell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (521 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jerells (120 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 Jerell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Jerell 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.