Unisex name · since 1943
Jerris
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Jerris, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
145 boys have been named Jerris since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerris has been recorded 145 times among boys since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2005.
- #14,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 145 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerris ranks #14,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerris's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerris splits its recorded history at 1982: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2005
- Peak year (1983)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Jerris popularity over time - girls
105 total births recorded since 1931 (Jerris as girls' name)
Jerris by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Jerris's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jerris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Jerris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1943–2005 (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 Jerris 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.