Boys' name · since 1977
Jerren
Jerren has 544 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 544
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
544 boys have been named Jerren since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerren has been recorded 544 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #7,493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 544 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerren ranks #7,493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 544 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 544
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerren's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerren splits its recorded history at 2000: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jerren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Jerren's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jerren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jerren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerren's total volume
Jerren by state
Where Jerren concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 544 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jerren's data
- Jerren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerrens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jerren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.