Recorded 1996–2008 Boys' name Peak 1996 17 births

Jerray — boys' name

17 babies named Jerray in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s5

The verdict

17 boys have been named Jerray since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

17
total births
1996–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Jerray was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jerray in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerray

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jerray between 1996 and 2008, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerray shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerray 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 17 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.

Jerray at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

17

Since 1996

13 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1996

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jerray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1996

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200819971996 7

Jerray by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Jerray's all-time total
1990s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerray?
17 babies have been named Jerray since 1996. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Jerray most popular?
Jerray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jerray been used?
Jerray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 13 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jerray?
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, 1996–2008 (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.