Recorded 1979–2023 Boys' name Peak 2003 419 births

Jeren — boys' name

419 babies named Jeren in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s681990s882000s1582010s842020s14

The verdict

419 boys have been named Jeren since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

419
total births
1979–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jeren was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jeren in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeren

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Jeren between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeren 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 419 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.

Jeren at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

419

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

2003

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jeren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 202320142009200419991993198819831979 7

Jeren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
158 births that decade — 38% of Jeren's all-time total
1970s71980s681990s882000s1582010s842020s14

Jeren by state

Where Jeren concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
California share of Jeren's total US births 2.4%

10 of 419 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeren?
419 babies have been named Jeren since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
When was Jeren most popular?
Jeren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jeren most popular?
The top states for the name Jeren are California (10 births).
How long has the name Jeren been used?
Jeren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jeren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2023 (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.