Boys' name · since 1968
Jerid
Jerid has 859 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 859
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
859 boys have been named Jerid since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerid has been recorded 859 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1968 to 2008.
- #5,654 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 859 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerid ranks #5,654 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 859 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 859
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerid's 859 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerid's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Jerid by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (373 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Jerid's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jerid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
373 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 373 births (43% of all-time use).
How Jerid 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 Jerid's total volume
Jerid by state
Where Jerid concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Washington | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
46 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerid's data
- Jerid's decade-level peak was the 1980s (373 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerids (46 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Jerid 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.