Boys' name · since 1940
Jeron
2,318 babies named Jeron in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,318
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,318 babies have been named Jeron since 1940, making it today's #9023 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jeron recorded 2,318 times among boys since 1940, holding rank #9023 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #3,003 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,023 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,318 born since 1940
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeron ranks #3,003 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,318 born since 1940, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,318
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jeron's 2,318 recorded births place it above 93.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeron compares
2,318 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jeron's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeron's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Jeron by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (616 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jeron's strongest decade.
616 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jeron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
283 births
- 1980s
1980s
532 births
- 1990s
1990s
616 births
- 2000s
2000s
501 births
- 2010s 232
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 616 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jeron 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 Jeron's total volume
Jeron by state
Where Jeron concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 66 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 48 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.5% |
129 of 2,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Jeron appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeron's data
- Jeron's decade-level peak was the 1990s (616 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerons (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jeron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Jeron 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.