Recorded 2003–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 52 births

Jerniyah — girls' name

52 babies named Jerniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s24

The verdict

52 girls have been named Jerniyah since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

52
total births
2003–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jerniyah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jerniyah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Jerniyah between 2003 and 2014, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerniyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerniyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerniyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerniyah 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 52 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.

Jerniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

52

Since 2003

12 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2003

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jerniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2003

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 20142012201120102009200820062003 5

Jerniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 54% of Jerniyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerniyah?
52 babies have been named Jerniyah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Jerniyah most popular?
Jerniyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Jerniyah been used?
Jerniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 12 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jerniyah?
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.

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, 2003–2014 (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.