Recorded 1950–1980 Girls' name Peak 1950 15 births

Jerona — girls' name

15 babies named Jerona in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

15 girls have been named Jerona since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.

15
total births
1950–1980
years on record
1950s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jerona was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jerona in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerona

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Jerona between 1950 and 1980, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerona performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jerona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerona 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 15 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.

Jerona at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

15

Since 1950

31 years of records

Peak year

1950

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1950

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1980

Jerona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1950

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1950)
5
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
5 198019631950 5

Jerona by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 33% of Jerona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerona?
15 babies have been named Jerona since 1950. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1950 with 5 births.
When was Jerona most popular?
Jerona was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Jerona been used?
Jerona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 31 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Jerona?
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, 1950–1980 (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.