Recorded 1977–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 494 births

Jerrin — boys' name

494 babies named Jerrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s1041990s1372000s1642010s702020s7
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jerrin was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jerrin in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 494 babies named Jerrin between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerrin 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 Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerrin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrin 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 494 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.

Jerrin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

494

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jerrin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20212012200620001994198819821977 6

Jerrin popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1991 (Jerrin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 199819951991 5

Jerrin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
164 births that decade — 33% of Jerrin's all-time total
1970s121980s1041990s1372000s1642010s702020s7

Jerrin by state

Where Jerrin concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jerrin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Jerrin's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrin?
494 babies have been named Jerrin since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Jerrin most popular?
Jerrin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jerrin most popular?
The top states for the name Jerrin are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jerrin been used?
Jerrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jerrin?
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.

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, 1977–2021 (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.