Boys' name · since 1946
Jerrill
Jerrill has 23 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrill is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Jerrill recorded 23 times among boys since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1991.
- #27,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrill ranks #27,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrill's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerrill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerrill's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerrill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jerrill by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Jerrill's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jerrill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Jerrill's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerrill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1946–1991 (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 Jerrill 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.