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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jere

Jere was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 498th with 137 babies. More babies were named Jere in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Jerry) pet form of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy and others · English, Germanic, Hebrew, Greek

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1941137 babies
Total since 1880
5,437babies recorded

What does the name Jere mean?

Jere is a spelling of Jerry, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jerry's meaning and origin.

Jerry is a pet form, with the English -y ending, of several boys' names beginning with a Jer- or Ger- sound, as Wiktionary lists: chiefly Gerald and Gerard, and also Jeremy, Jeremiah and Jerome. Gerald and Gerard are Germanic names built on gēr 'spear' (with wald 'rule' and hard 'hard, brave'); Jeremiah is Hebrew Yirmeyahu, usually read 'YHWH exalts' or 'YHWH loosens'; Jerome is Greek Hieronymos 'sacred name'. For girls it is also short for Geraldine.

gēr (Old High German, “spear”)

How sure is this? Well established. Which full name a particular Jerry comes from varies.

Related names: Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jerome, Gerry.

See also: English names.

Sources for this meaning

Jere popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020—#12,950—5
2010—#13,167—5
2000—#11,186—5
1990#8,790#6,75897
1980#7,687#2,667818
1970#7,436#1,271643
1960#2,853#9581963
1950#1,974#66624110
1940#1,494#56027112
1930#2,364#8791457
1920—#2,093—16
1910————
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Jere, counting every spelling?

Jere is a spelling of Jerry, a name family that ranked #872 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 262 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jerry262#9071,523

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Jere?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Jere are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 77. That makes Jere a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Jere by state

How common Jere was among boys born in each state in 1939–1943, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (6.0×), Pennsylvania (2.8×), Georgia (2.0×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesME0.17Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesPA0.25New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesCA0.08Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKS0.15Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesTN0.54North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesGA0.18Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jere, boys, 1939–1943. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Jere: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jere, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Jere

What does Jere mean?

Jere is a spelling of Jerry, which means “pet form of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy and others” (English, Germanic, Hebrew, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.

How popular is the name Jere?

Jere was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 498th with 137 babies. More babies were named Jere in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Jere a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jere in the US.

Where was Jere most popular?

In 1939–1943, Jere was most common in Tennessee (0.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Georgia.