Girls' name · since 1973

Jerina

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Jerina, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

50
total births
1973–2006
years on record
1980s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade

Jerina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1973.

Jerina has 50 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2006.

  • 50 total births
  • 1973–2006 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 64% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerina's 50 recorded births place it above 51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jerina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jerina's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jerina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197319751980198119831984198619882006 7

Jerina by decade

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

1980s was Jerina's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Jerina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 32 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerina?
Jerina has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 7 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Jerina most popular?
Jerina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Jerina been used?
Records for Jerina go back to 1973, giving 34 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Jerina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jerina's data

  • Jerina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1973–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jerina: Baby Name Since 1973 - 50 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jerina 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 July 2026.