Unisex name · since 2013

Jru

839 babies named Jru in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,740 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,519 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
839
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade

Jru currently ranks #1519 among unisex names in America, with 839 babies recorded since 2013.

Jru has 839 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1519 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.

  • #5,740 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,519 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 839 born since 2013
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jru ranks #5,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 839 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.

#5,740 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,519 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
839
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89%
Jru vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jru's 839 recorded births place it above 87.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Jru compares

839 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Jru's all-time total is 127% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jru Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 839 369 358,536
Peak-year births 115 34 22,252

Jru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jru's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jru popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
115
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
050100150 201320142016201720182019202020212022202320242025 115

Jru popularity over time - girls

244 total births recorded since 2016 (Jru as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 244 births
01020304050 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025 44

Jru by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (595 births, 71% of the file).

2020s was Jru's strongest decade.

595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Jru births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 595 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jru 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 Jru's total volume

Jru vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -64, 3.2%-50, 7.2%-30, 7%-110, 12.1%-16, 12.1%-56, 4.8%-55, 4.3%-41, 5.7%-68, 6.5%-50, 7.4%-66, 5%-34, 7.1%-21, 8.4%-50, 4.5%-114, 2.1%Jru-13, 13.7%Jru
Jru vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jru by state

Where Jru concentrates geographically, total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jru
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
101 12.0%
#2 Louisiana
80 9.5%
#3 California
75 8.9%
#4 Georgia
47 5.6%
#5 North Carolina
26 3.1%
#6 Florida
23 2.7%
#7 Maryland
18 2.1%
#8 Illinois
11 1.3%
Texas share of Jru's total US births 12.0%
Even split

101 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jru appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jru?
839 babies have been named Jru since 2013. All-time, it sits at #5,740 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,519 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 115 births.
Where does Jru sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jru ranks #5,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jru most popular?
Jru was most popular in the 2020s decade with 595 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Jru most popular?
The top states for the name Jru are Texas (101 births), Louisiana (80 births), California (75 births).
Is Jru a unisex name?
Yes, Jru is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 839 births, and as a girl's name it has 244 births.
How long has the name Jru been used?
Records for Jru go back to 2013, giving 13 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jru?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jrue, Jrusiah, Jruex. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jru's data

  • Texas records the most Jrus (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2025 (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 Jru 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.