Boys' name · since 1931
Jerral
276 babies named Jerral in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 276
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
276 boys have been named Jerral since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jerral recorded 276 times among boys since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1998.
- #11,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 276 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerral ranks #11,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 276 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 276
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerral's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerral splits its recorded history at 1955: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1998
- Peak year (1942)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Jerral by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (65 births, 24% of the file).
1940s was Jerral's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jerral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 65 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jerral's data
- Jerral's decade-level peak was the 1940s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1931–1998 (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 Jerral 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.