Recorded 1974–2023 Unisex name Peak 2001 568 births

Jerin — boys' name

568 babies named Jerin in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1091990s1542000s1842010s772020s20
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jerin was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

28 babies were named Jerin in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerin

The Social Security Administration has registered 568 babies named Jerin between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 28 babies received it in a single year. Jerin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 54 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerin 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 568 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.

Jerin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

568

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

2001

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jerin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
28
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0102030 202320142008200219961990198419771974 6

Jerin popularity over time — girls

54 total births recorded since 1980 (Jerin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 54 births
456789 200320021996199419901989198419831980 6

Jerin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
184 births that decade — 32% of Jerin's all-time total
1970s241980s1091990s1542000s1842010s772020s20

Jerin by state

Where Jerin concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jerin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 2.3%
#2 Texas
6 1.1%
California share of Jerin's total US births 2.3%
Even split

13 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerin?
568 babies have been named Jerin since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 28 births.
When was Jerin most popular?
Jerin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jerin most popular?
The top states for the name Jerin are California (13 births), Texas (6 births).
Is Jerin a unisex name?
Yes, Jerin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 568 births, and as a girl's name it has 54 births.
How long has the name Jerin been used?
Jerin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jerin?
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.

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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, 1974–2023 (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.