Boys' name · since 1970
Jeriel
1,058 babies named Jeriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,058
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,058 babies have been named Jeriel since 1970, making it today's #3694 boys' name.
Jeriel has 1,058 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3694 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,694 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,058 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeriel ranks #4,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,694 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,058 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,058
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeriel's 1,058 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jeriel compares
1,058 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Jeriel's all-time total is 187% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,058 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeriel splits its recorded history at 2003: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeriel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jeriel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Jeriel as girls' name)
Jeriel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (407 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Jeriel's strongest decade.
407 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jeriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
276 births
- 2010s
2010s
407 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 407 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jeriel 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 Jeriel's total volume
Jeriel by state
Where Jeriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 144 | 13.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 112 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.5% |
144 of 1,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Jeriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (407 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jeriels (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jeriel 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.