Jere
Jere is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is often a short form of names such as Jerald or Jeremiah.
- Finnish
- Croatian
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jere
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jere is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is often a short form of names such as Jerald or Jeremiah.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Croatian
- English
The Story of Jere
As a girl name
American parents first put Jere on the record books as a girl name in 1919, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 66 Jeres were born — ranking #1,703 that year. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Jeres. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Jeres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jere as a boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1941 was its biggest year on record, with 137 newborns named Jere — #498 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Jeres. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Jeres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jere
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jere. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jere
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About the name Jere
Jere is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Jere's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #498. Use the chart and map above to compare Jere'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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