Boys' name · since 1912
Jerold
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 7,434 babies named Jerold, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 7,434
- total births
- 1912–2022
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
7,434 boys have been named Jerold since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jerold has 7,434 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2022.
- 7,434 total births
- 1912–2022 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jerold's 7,434 recorded births place it above 97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jerold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerold splits its recorded history at 1966: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 228 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2022
- Peak year (1942)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Jerold by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Jerold's strongest decade.
1,867 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jerold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 116
1910s
116 births
- 1920s 385
1920s
385 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,181 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,867 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,449 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,127 births
- 1970s 569
1970s
569 births
- 1980s 328
1980s
328 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,867 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jerold 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 Jerold's total volume
Jerold vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Jerold by state
Where Jerold concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 549 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 501 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 405 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 404 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 369 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 302 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 187 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 158 | 2.1% |
549 of 7,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jerold appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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- Jerold's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,867 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerolds (549 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- 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.
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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, 1912–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jerold: Baby Name Since 1912 - 7,434 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerold. 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 Jerold 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.