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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jerrel

Jerrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 986th; the most babies were born in 1987 (58). More babies were named Jerrel in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198758 babies
Total since 1880
2,474babies recorded

Jerrel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 26 since 1935.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#6,87312
2000#5,16014
1990#1,62351
1980#3,02015
1970#2,34616
1960#2,07316
1950#1,30231
1940#98643
1930#1,44426
1920#3,0779
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jerrel, counting every spelling?

Jerrel 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.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jerrell20#4,936114
Jerel9#8,54540
Jerell6#11,26140

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 Jerrel?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Jerrel are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 33 and 65. That makes Jerrel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Jerrel by state

How common Jerrel was among boys born in each state in 1985–1989, around its peak. In 46 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: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North 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: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jerrel, boys, 1985–1989. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Jerrel

How popular is the name Jerrel?

Jerrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 986th; the most babies were born in 1987 (58). More babies were named Jerrel in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Jerrel a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Jerrel most popular?

In 1985–1989, Jerrel was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.