Is Jered a boy or girl name?

Jered is a boy’s name. Of the 3,797 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jered

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Jered was most popular in 1982, when 177 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,483 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,797 people named Jered.

Jered over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jered’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jered a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jered is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,797 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jered

Where Jered is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org