Jerell
Jerell was the 11261st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1052nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,644 places. More babies were named Jerell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,261 boys, up 1,692 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198889 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,682babies recorded
Jerell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,261 | 6 |
| 2020 | #12,953 | 5 |
| 2010 | #4,293 | 23 |
| 2000 | #2,705 | 34 |
| 1990 | #1,244 | 79 |
| 1980 | #2,314 | 22 |
| 1970 | #3,391 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jerell, counting every spelling?
Jerell 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 Jerell?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jerell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jerell 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jerell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jerell?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jerell are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 23 and 39. That makes Jerell 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.
Jerell by state
How common Jerell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jerell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jerell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jerell
How popular is the name Jerell?
Jerell was the 11261st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1052nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,644 places. More babies were named Jerell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jerell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jerell in the US.
Where is Jerell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jerell was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 boys).