Jerren
A variant spelling of the Hebrew name Jeremiah, meaning "exalted by the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 530 living Americans carry the first name Jerren. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jerren today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jerren births was 1988 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jerren. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
530
~ 1 in 646,706 Americans
Peak year
1988
22 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,102
Tracked since 1977
Census
Jerren in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 518 people with the first name Jerren, which placed it at #20,076 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,076
National first-name rank
People counted
518
518 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerren
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerren is Black at 42.5%. The next largest groups are White (34.9%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerren described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jerren at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.5% · 220
- White34.9% · 181
- Two or more races7.5% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 35
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.2% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 11
Popularity
Jerren: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jerren from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 155 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jerren by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jerren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jerrens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jerren
The name Jerren is a unique and intriguing one with a rich history that stretches back through the ages. Its origins can be traced to the ancient Germanic tribes, where it was derived from the Old Germanic word "ger," meaning "spear." This suggests that the name may have been originally borne by warriors or hunters who wielded spears.
In the early Middle Ages, the name took on various spellings such as "Gerren" and "Jerran" as it spread across Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Here, a landowner named Jerren is mentioned as holding estates in the county of Norfolk.
Throughout the centuries, the name Jerren has been associated with several notable figures. In the 12th century, Jerren de Montfort was a French nobleman who fought in the Third Crusade alongside King Richard the Lionheart. Another prominent bearer of the name was Jerren von Hausen, a German knight who participated in the Siege of Acre during the Crusades in the late 12th century.
During the Renaissance, the name Jerren gained popularity among artists and intellectuals. One of the most celebrated figures with this name was Jerren Boccaccio, an Italian scholar and poet who lived from 1313 to 1375. His work, the Decameron, a collection of novellas, is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature.
In the 17th century, Jerren Van Dyck, a Flemish painter born in 1599, achieved great renown for his masterful portraits and religious works. His paintings, such as the "Iconography" and "The Betrayal of Christ," are highly regarded and can be found in prestigious museums around the world.
Another notable bearer of the name was Jerren Crichton, a Scottish author and playwright who lived from 1651 to 1718. His satirical plays, including "The Admirable Crichton" and "The Mock Tempest," were hugely popular during his lifetime and continue to be studied and performed to this day.
These are just a few examples of the rich and diverse history associated with the name Jerren. Throughout the ages, this name has been borne by warriors, artists, scholars, and writers, each leaving their mark on the world in their own unique way.
People
Jerren + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jerren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 530 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jerren going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 646,706 US residents.
Is Jerren a common name?
We classify Jerren as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 543 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jerren most popular?
The single biggest year for Jerren was 1988, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jerren is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jerren in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 518 people with the name Jerren, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,076 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jerren in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jerren?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jerren leans strongly male. 492 people counted with this name were male (93.2%), compared with 36 female bearers (6.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jerren?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerren is Black at 42.5%. The next largest groups are White (34.9%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jerren most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jerren in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.5% (220 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jerren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jerren a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jerren in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jerren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jerren in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jerren can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jerren?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.