Recorded 1968–2021 Boys' name Peak 1988 1,569 births

Jerred — boys' name

1,569 babies named Jerred in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

1,569 boys have been named Jerred since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

1,569
total births
1968–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1988
Single peak year

64 babies were named Jerred in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerred

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,569 babies named Jerred between 1968 and 2021, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerred currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerred performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 563 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jerred shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerred in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerred 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 1,569 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.

Jerred at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,569

Since 1968

54 years of records

Peak year

1988

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1968

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jerred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1968

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1988)
64
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Jerred by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
563 births that decade — 36% of Jerred's all-time total
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Jerred by state

Where Jerred concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jerred
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
122 7.8%
#2 Texas
79 5.0%
#3 Ohio
10 0.6%
#4 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#5 Kentucky
6 0.4%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.3%
#7 Michigan
5 0.3%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.3%
California share of Jerred's total US births 7.8%
Even split

122 of 1,569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerred?
1,569 babies have been named Jerred since 1968. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1988 with 64 births.
When was Jerred most popular?
Jerred was most popular in the 1980s decade with 563 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jerred most popular?
The top states for the name Jerred are California (122 births), Texas (79 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Jerred been used?
Jerred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 54 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jerred?
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.

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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, 1968–2021 (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.