Recorded 1922–2018 Boys' name Peak 1980 1,328 births

Jerone — boys' name

1,328 babies named Jerone in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s361930s761940s1561950s2021960s1551970s2341980s2231990s1342000s802010s32

The verdict

1,328 boys have been named Jerone since 1922, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2018.

1,328
total births
1922–2018
years on record
1970s
peak decade
18%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Jerone was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

33 babies were named Jerone in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerone

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,328 babies named Jerone between 1922 and 2018, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerone performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jerone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerone in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerone 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 1,328 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.

Jerone at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,328

Since 1922

97 years of records

Peak year

1980

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1922

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jerone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1922

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
33
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Jerone by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
234 births that decade — 18% of Jerone's all-time total
1920s361930s761940s1561950s2021960s1551970s2341980s2231990s1342000s802010s32

Jerone by state

Where Jerone concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jerone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 2.0%
#2 Florida
7 0.5%
#3 Illinois
6 0.5%
#4 Alabama
5 0.4%
#5 Texas
5 0.4%
California share of Jerone's total US births 2.0%
Even split

26 of 1,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerone?
1,328 babies have been named Jerone since 1922. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 33 births.
When was Jerone most popular?
Jerone was most popular in the 1970s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jerone most popular?
The top states for the name Jerone are California (26 births), Florida (7 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Jerone been used?
Jerone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 97 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jerone?
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, 1922–2018 (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.