Recorded 1966–2011 Boys' name Peak 1990 453 births

Jerret — boys' name

453 babies named Jerret in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s1011980s1561990s1312000s472010s6
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jerret was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jerret in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerret

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Jerret between 1966 and 2011, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerret currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerret performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerret shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerret in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerret 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 453 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.

Jerret at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

453

Since 1966

46 years of records

Peak year

1990

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1966

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jerret popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1966

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
22
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Jerret by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
156 births that decade — 34% of Jerret's all-time total
1960s121970s1011980s1561990s1312000s472010s6

Jerret by state

Where Jerret concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jerret
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 1.1%
California share of Jerret's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerret?
453 babies have been named Jerret since 1966. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 22 births.
When was Jerret most popular?
Jerret was most popular in the 1980s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jerret most popular?
The top states for the name Jerret are California (10 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Jerret been used?
Jerret has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 46 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jerret?
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, 1966–2011 (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.