Boys' name · since 1912
Jeter
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,057 babies named Jeter, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeter currently ranks #3248 among boys' names in America, with 1,057 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Jeter recorded 1,057 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #3248 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,057 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeter ranks #4,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeter's 1,057 recorded births place it above 89.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jeter compares
1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Jeter's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,057 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeter's full recorded timeline at 1999, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jeter by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (433 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Jeter's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jeter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
433 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 433 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jeter 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 Jeter's total volume
Jeter by state
Where Jeter concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 134 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 38 | 3.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 28 | 2.6% |
| #5 | California | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
134 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeter's data
- Jeter's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (433 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jeters (134 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
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, 1912–2025 (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 Jeter 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.