Recorded 1968–2016 Boys' name Peak 1980 152 births

Jerritt — boys' name

152 babies named Jerritt in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s131980s771990s472000s52010s5

The verdict

152 boys have been named Jerritt since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2016.

152
total births
1968–2016
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jerritt was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jerritt in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerritt

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Jerritt between 1968 and 2016, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerritt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerritt performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerritt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerritt 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 152 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.

Jerritt at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

152

Since 1968

49 years of records

Peak year

1980

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1968

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jerritt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1968

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1980)
18
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Jerritt by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 51% of Jerritt's all-time total
1960s51970s131980s771990s472000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerritt?
152 babies have been named Jerritt since 1968. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1980 with 18 births.
When was Jerritt most popular?
Jerritt was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Jerritt been used?
Jerritt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 49 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jerritt?
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, 1968–2016 (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.