Boys' name · since 1911
Jerrold
8,467 babies named Jerrold in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 8,467
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
8,467 boys have been named Jerrold since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrold has been recorded 8,467 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2024.
- #1,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 8,467 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrold ranks #1,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,467 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 8,467
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jerrold's 8,467 recorded births place it above 97.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Jerrold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerrold splits its recorded history at 1965: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 343 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerrold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2024
- Peak year (1954)
- 343
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jerrold by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,261 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Jerrold's strongest decade.
2,261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jerrold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 140
1910s
140 births
- 1920s 403
1920s
403 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,165 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,680 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,261 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,093 births
- 1970s
1970s
949 births
- 1980s 347
1980s
347 births
- 1990s 242
1990s
242 births
- 2000s 130
2000s
130 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,261 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jerrold 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 Jerrold's total volume
Jerrold by state
Where Jerrold concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 870 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 729 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 724 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 396 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 330 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 296 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 293 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 205 | 2.4% |
870 of 8,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Jerrold appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerrold's data
- Jerrold's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,261 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jerrolds (870 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerrold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1911–2024 (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 Jerrold 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.