Jerell Boy
How popular is Jerell?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Jerell in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
Jerell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▼ 1709 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,503 in 2015, #12,016 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (89 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,045 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jerell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jerrell family of names ranked #2,631 for boys in 2025 (#3,006 the year before), with 35 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jerell is most popular
Babies named Jerell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Jerell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 17 | #3,132 |
| 1950s | 11 | #3,534 |
| 1960s | 12 | #3,600 |
| 1970s | 117 | #2,309 |
| 1980s | 521 | #1,045 |
| 1990s | 458 | #1,233 |
| 2000s | 337 | #2,512 |
| 2010s | 159 | #4,240 |
| 2020s | 45 | #6,823 |
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Questions
- Is Jerell a boy or girl name?
- Jerell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jerell were boys.
- How popular is the name Jerell?
- 6 baby boys were named Jerell in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Jerell most popular?
- Jerell peaked in 1988, when 89 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,045 in 1988.
- How many people are named Jerell?
- 1,682 babies have been named Jerell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,609 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Jerell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jerell was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.