Boys' name · since 1971
Jerrit
Jerrit has 150 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrit sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 150 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jerrit recorded 150 times among boys since 1971, 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 1971 to 2010.
- #14,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrit ranks #14,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrit's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerrit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerrit's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerrit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2010
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jerrit by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Jerrit's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jerrit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Jerrit's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- 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 Jerrit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1971–2010 (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 Jerrit 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.