Girls' name · since 1941
Jerra
Jerra has 522 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
522 girls have been named Jerra since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerra has been recorded 522 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2017.
- #11,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 522 born since 1941
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerra ranks #11,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 522 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerra's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Jerra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerra splits its recorded history at 1987: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2017
- Peak year (1986)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Jerra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Jerra's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Jerra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (21% of all-time use).
How Jerra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jerra's total volume
Jerra by state
Where Jerra concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 522 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jerra's data
- Jerra's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2010s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Jerras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1941–2017 (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 Jerra 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.