Boys' name · since 1982
Jerson
Jerson has 1,246 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,768 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jerson is the #4768 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,246 recorded since 1982.
Jerson has 1,246 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4768 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,768 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,246 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerson ranks #4,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,768 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,246 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,768 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerson's 1,246 recorded births place it above 90.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jerson compares
1,246 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Jerson's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerson splits its recorded history at 2004: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jerson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (503 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Jerson's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jerson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
258 births
- 2000s
2000s
503 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 503 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jerson 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 Jerson's total volume
Jerson by state
Where Jerson concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 192 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 117 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 60 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 28 | 2.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.8% |
192 of 1,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerson's data
- Jerson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (503 total births); usage has since declined to 149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jersons (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jerson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jerson 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.