Recorded 1914–1989 Girls' name Peak 1955 537 births

Jerene — girls' name

537 babies named Jerene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s611930s1211940s1281950s1221960s601970s231980s11
1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Jerene was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jerene in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerene

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Jerene between 1914 and 1989, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jerene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jerene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerene 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 537 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.

Jerene at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

537

Since 1914

76 years of records

Peak year

1955

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1914

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jerene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1914

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1955)
26
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
051015202530 198919661959195219451938193119221914 5

Jerene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
128 births that decade — 24% of Jerene's all-time total
1910s111920s611930s1211940s1281950s1221960s601970s231980s11

Jerene by state

Where Jerene concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jerene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Jerene's total US births 0.9%

5 of 537 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerene?
537 babies have been named Jerene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1955 with 26 births.
When was Jerene most popular?
Jerene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Jerene most popular?
The top states for the name Jerene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jerene been used?
Jerene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 76 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jerene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1914–1989 (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.