Jerae
The Story of Jerae
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jerae as a girl name dates back to 1982, when 6 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jerae — #8,761 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Jerae on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jerae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 61 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jerae on the record books as a boy name in 1989, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 6 Jeraes were born — ranking #6,940 that year. Jerae last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jerae
Jerae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Jerae's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #8,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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