Boys' name · since 1945
Jerrod
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 9,361 babies named Jerrod, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,508 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,361
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrod currently ranks #6508 among boys' names in America, with 9,361 babies recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrod has been recorded 9,361 times among boys since 1945, currently ranked #6508 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, 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 1945 to 2025.
- #1,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,508 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,361 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrod ranks #1,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,508 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,361 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,508 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,361
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerrod's 9,361 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jerrod compares
9,361 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerrod's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerrod | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,361 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 370 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerrod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerrod's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 370, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerrod popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 370
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Jerrod popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1982 (Jerrod as girls' name)
Jerrod by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,400 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Jerrod's strongest decade.
3,400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jerrod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 387
1960s
387 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,324 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,400 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,082 births
- 2000s 686
2000s
686 births
- 2010s 367
2010s
367 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,400 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jerrod compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerrod's total volume
Jerrod by state
Where Jerrod concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 908 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 651 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 594 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 433 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 371 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 331 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 283 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 237 | 2.5% |
908 of 9,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Jerrod appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerrod's data
- Jerrod's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,400 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerrods (908 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Jerrod: 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 (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Jerrod 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.