Jerel
Jerel was the 8545th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 732nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (166). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,924 places. More babies were named Jerel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,545 boys, down 1,310 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,617babies recorded
Jerel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1947.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,545 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7,235 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,132 | 18 |
| 2000 | #3,253 | 26 |
| 1990 | #862 | 141 |
| 1980 | #1,248 | 55 |
| 1970 | #837 | 93 |
| 1960 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1950 | #732 | 88 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jerel, counting every spelling?
Jerel is a spelling of Jerrell, a name family that had 35 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 boys in 2025.
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 many kids will share the name Jerel?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jerel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jerel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jerel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jerel?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Jerel are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 33 and 52. That makes Jerel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jerel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jerel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jerel
How popular is the name Jerel?
Jerel was the 8545th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 732nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (166). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,924 places. More babies were named Jerel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jerel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jerel in the US.