US rank #11054 Boys' name Peak 1980 6,009 births

Jerod — #11054 US boys' name

6,009 babies named Jerod in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11054
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jerod was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

295 babies were named Jerod in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerod

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,009 babies named Jerod between 1936 and 2024, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerod currently holds the #11054 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 295 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerod performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jerod shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 526 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerod in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerod 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 6,009 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.

Jerod at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,009

Since 1936

89 years of records

Peak year

1980

295 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,054

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1936

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jerod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1936

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
295
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
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Jerod by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,269 births that decade — 38% of Jerod's all-time total
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Jerod by state

Where Jerod concentrates geographically — total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jerod
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
526 8.8%
#2 California
437 7.3%
#3 Ohio
257 4.3%
#4 Illinois
253 4.2%
#5 Florida
178 3.0%
#6 Wisconsin
176 2.9%
#7 Oklahoma
164 2.7%
#8 Missouri
149 2.5%
Texas share of Jerod's total US births 8.8%
Even split

526 of 6,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Jerod appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerod?
6,009 babies have been named Jerod since 1936. It currently ranks #11054 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 295 births.
When was Jerod most popular?
Jerod was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,269 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jerod most popular?
The top states for the name Jerod are Texas (526 births), California (437 births), Ohio (257 births).
How long has the name Jerod been used?
Jerod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 89 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jerod?
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, 1936–2024 (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.