Unisex name · since 1974
Jerin
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.
- #7,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 568
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 568 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Jerin recorded 568 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #7,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 568 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerin ranks #7,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 568 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 568
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerin's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerin splits its recorded history at 1999: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jerin popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 1980 (Jerin as girls' name)
Jerin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (184 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Jerin's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jerin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 184 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jerin 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 Jerin's total volume
Jerin by state
Where Jerin concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
13 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jerin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerins (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Jerin 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.