Is Jerre a boy or girl name?

Jerre is a unisex name. Of the 1,412 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.7% were girls and 56.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1955, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Jerre

Recorded 1914–1984 · United States

Jerre was most popular in 1942, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,936 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,412 people named Jerre.

Jerre over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jerre’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jerre a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jerre is a unisex name — 43.7% of the 1,412 Americans given it were girls and 56.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1955 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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 Jerre

Where Jerre is most concentrated

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

Texas 6.1×

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