Recorded 1973–2016 Boys' name Peak 1990 202 births

Jerran — boys' name

202 babies named Jerran in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s271990s722000s682010s29

The verdict

202 boys have been named Jerran since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

202
total births
1973–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jerran was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jerran in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerran

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Jerran between 1973 and 2016, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerran performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerran 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 202 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.

Jerran at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

202

Since 1973

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1973

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jerran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1973

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 20162010200520011997199319881973 6

Jerran by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
72 births that decade — 36% of Jerran's all-time total
1970s61980s271990s722000s682010s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerran?
202 babies have been named Jerran since 1973. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 11 births.
When was Jerran most popular?
Jerran was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jerran been used?
Jerran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 44 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jerran?
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.

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, 1973–2016 (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.