Recorded 1915–2022 Boys' name Peak 1987 2,448 births

Jerrel — boys' name

2,448 babies named Jerrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s1481930s3161940s3611950s2721960s1891970s2131980s3281990s3132000s1562010s892020s11
1940s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Jerrel was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

58 babies were named Jerrel in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrel

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,448 babies named Jerrel between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrel performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 361 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jerrel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 228 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerrel in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrel 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 2,448 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.

Jerrel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,448

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1987

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jerrel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1987)
58
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
020406080 202220071993197919651951193719231915 6

Jerrel popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 1935 (Jerrel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 19511946194219411935 6

Jerrel by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
361 births that decade — 15% of Jerrel's all-time total
1910s521920s1481930s3161940s3611950s2721960s1891970s2131980s3281990s3132000s1562010s892020s11

Jerrel by state

Where Jerrel concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jerrel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
228 9.3%
#2 Arkansas
58 2.4%
#3 New York
51 2.1%
#4 Oklahoma
40 1.6%
#5 California
33 1.3%
#6 Alabama
23 0.9%
#7 Louisiana
15 0.6%
#8 Florida
6 0.2%
Texas share of Jerrel's total US births 9.3%
Even split

228 of 2,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jerrel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrel?
2,448 babies have been named Jerrel since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1987 with 58 births.
When was Jerrel most popular?
Jerrel was most popular in the 1940s decade with 361 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Jerrel most popular?
The top states for the name Jerrel are Texas (228 births), Arkansas (58 births), New York (51 births).
How long has the name Jerrel been used?
Jerrel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jerrel?
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, 1915–2022 (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.