Recorded 1941–2017 Girls' name Peak 1986 522 births

Jerra — girls' name

522 babies named Jerra in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s511960s401970s561980s1101990s1122000s862010s54
1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Jerra was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jerra in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerra

The Social Security Administration has registered 522 babies named Jerra between 1941 and 2017, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jerra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jerra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerra 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 522 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.

Jerra at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

522

Since 1941

77 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1941

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jerra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1941

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
05101520 201720092000199219841975196219531941 7

Jerra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 21% of Jerra's all-time total
1940s131950s511960s401970s561980s1101990s1122000s862010s54

Jerra by state

Where Jerra concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jerra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 1.0%
Indiana share of Jerra's total US births 1.0%

5 of 522 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerra?
522 babies have been named Jerra since 1941. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1986 with 19 births.
When was Jerra most popular?
Jerra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Jerra most popular?
The top states for the name Jerra are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jerra been used?
Jerra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 77 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jerra?
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, 1941–2017 (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.