Boys' name · since 1994
Jeru
Jeru has 26 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jeru is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeru has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2008.
- #26,953 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeru ranks #26,953 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jeru's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeru's full recorded timeline at 1998, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2008
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jeru by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Jeru's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jeru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jeru's data
- Jeru's decade-level peak was the 1990s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1994–2008 (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 Jeru 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.