Boys' name · since 1976
Jeric
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 597 babies named Jeric, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 597
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeric is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 597 have been recorded since 1976.
Jeric has 597 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2023.
- #7,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 597 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeric ranks #7,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 597 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 597
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeric's 597 recorded births place it above 84.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jeric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeric's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jeric by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (203 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Jeric's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jeric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 203 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jeric 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 Jeric's total volume
Jeric by state
Where Jeric concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.0% |
73 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeric's data
- Jeric's decade-level peak was the 2000s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerics (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1976–2023 (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 Jeric 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.