Unisex name · since 2009
Jrue
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 1,898 babies named Jrue, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,898
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jrue is the #818 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,898 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Jrue recorded 1,898 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #818 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #3,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #818 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,898 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jrue ranks #3,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #818 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,898 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,898
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jrue's 1,898 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jrue compares
1,898 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jrue's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jrue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,898 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 304 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jrue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jrue splits its recorded history at 2017: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 304 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jrue popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 304
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Jrue popularity over time - girls
402 total births recorded since 2012 (Jrue as girls' name)
Jrue by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,380 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Jrue's strongest decade.
1,380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Jrue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 506
2010s
506 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,380 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,380 births (73% of all-time use).
How Jrue 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 Jrue's total volume
Jrue by state
Where Jrue concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 252 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 119 | 6.3% |
| #3 | California | | 103 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 103 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 89 | 4.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 60 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 51 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 51 | 2.7% |
252 of 1,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Jrue appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jrues (252 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 Jrue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Jrue 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.