US rank #12686 Boys' name Peak 1988 543 births

Jerren — #12686 US boys' name

543 babies named Jerren in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s1311990s1242000s1552010s972020s15
#12686
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jerren was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jerren in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerren

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Jerren between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerren currently holds the #12686 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jerren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerren 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 543 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.

Jerren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

543

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1988

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,686

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jerren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
22
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 202420152009200319971991198519781977 10

Jerren by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
155 births that decade — 29% of Jerren's all-time total
1970s211980s1311990s1242000s1552010s972020s15

Jerren by state

Where Jerren concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jerren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Jerren's total US births 0.9%

5 of 543 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerren?
543 babies have been named Jerren since 1977. It currently ranks #12686 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 22 births.
When was Jerren most popular?
Jerren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jerren most popular?
The top states for the name Jerren are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jerren been used?
Jerren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jerren?
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, 1977–2024 (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.