Recorded 1988–2018 Unisex name Peak 2008 138 births

Jeryn — boys' name

138 babies named Jeryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s92000s902010s34

The verdict

138 boys have been named Jeryn since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

138
total births
1988–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jeryn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jeryn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Jeryn between 1988 and 2018, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Jeryn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 61 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeryn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeryn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeryn 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 138 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.

Jeryn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

138

Since 1988

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1988

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jeryn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1988

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 2018201220082005200219971988 5

Jeryn popularity over time — girls

61 total births recorded since 1981 (Jeryn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 61 births
4.555.566.577.5 20132011200720062005200320012000199919981981 5

Jeryn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 65% of Jeryn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeryn?
138 babies have been named Jeryn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Jeryn most popular?
Jeryn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Jeryn a unisex name?
Yes, Jeryn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 138 births, and as a girl's name it has 61 births.
How long has the name Jeryn been used?
Jeryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 31 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jeryn?
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, 1988–2018 (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.