Boys' name · since 1936
Jerod
Jerod has 6,014 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,014
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerod currently ranks #12211 among boys' names in America, with 6,014 babies recorded since 1936.
Jerod has 6,014 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12211 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, 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 1936 to 2025.
- #1,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,014 born since 1936
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerod ranks #1,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,014 born since 1936, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,014
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerod's 6,014 recorded births place it above 96.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jerod compares
6,014 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerod's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerod | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,014 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 295 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerod's full recorded timeline at 1991, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 295 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 295
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Jerod by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,270 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Jerod's strongest decade.
2,270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jerod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 156
1960s
156 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,547 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,270 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,324 births
- 2000s 506
2000s
506 births
- 2010s 138
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,270 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jerod 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 Jerod's total volume
Jerod by state
Where Jerod concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 525 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 437 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 257 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 253 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 179 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 176 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 164 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 149 | 2.5% |
525 of 6,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Jerod appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerod's data
- Jerod's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,270 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerods (525 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Jerod 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.