Jerris
The Story of Jerris
As a girl name
Jerris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1945: 9 births, good for #3,132 nationwide. About 39% of every Jerris on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Jerris last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 105 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jerris as a boy name dates back to 1943, when 8 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Jerris — #2,913 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Jerris on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jerris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 145 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jerris
Jerris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Jerris's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #2,913. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerris'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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