Is Jere a boy or girl name?
Jere was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 21.3% of the 5,437 US babies named Jere were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jere since 1881
- 5,437
- Most popular year
- 1941
- 166 babies
Boys and girls named Jere, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 91 | 6 | 6.2% |
| 1920s | 279 | 43 | 13.4% |
| 1930s | 858 | 169 | 16.5% |
| 1940s | 1,018 | 269 | 20.9% |
| 1950s | 887 | 265 | 23% |
| 1960s | 562 | 140 | 19.9% |
| 1970s | 234 | 51 | 17.9% |
| 1980s | 160 | 172 | 51.8% |
| 1990s | 88 | 39 | 30.7% |
| 2000s | 61 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 2010s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,188 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,944 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,338 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,141 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,166 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,396 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,259 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,905 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,663 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,196 | 5 | #17,276 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,110 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,207 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,185 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,284 | 7 | #11,667 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,647 | 6 | #12,770 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,727 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,340 | 5 | #14,377 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,648 | 6 | #12,452 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,844 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,008 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,336 | 6 | #12,138 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,758 | 9 | #8,789 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,389 | 10 | #7,674 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,272 | 5 | #12,619 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,402 | 9 | #7,628 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,058 | 10 | #6,802 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,135 | 7 | #8,706 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,751 | 18 | #4,226 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,725 | 33 | #2,694 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,375 | 66 | #1,708 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,622 | 6 | #9,565 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,668 | 8 | #7,686 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,634 | 5 | #10,848 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,981 | 6 | #8,973 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,755 | 8 | #6,870 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,250 | 6 | #8,401 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,676 | 9 | #5,953 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,689 | 11 | #4,932 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,271 | 6 | #7,436 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,258 | 11 | #4,548 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,158 | 12 | #4,092 |
| 1967 | 58 | #952 | 12 | #3,933 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,225 | 19 | #2,880 |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,085 | 9 | #4,631 |
| 1964 | 60 | #981 | 12 | #3,964 |
| 1963 | 69 | #901 | 11 | #4,120 |
| 1962 | 61 | #978 | 11 | #4,114 |
| 1961 | 83 | #843 | 24 | #2,495 |
| 1960 | 63 | #958 | 19 | #2,853 |
| 1959 | 79 | #856 | 10 | #4,146 |
| 1958 | 74 | #881 | 26 | #2,230 |
| 1957 | 72 | #894 | 25 | #2,240 |
| 1956 | 89 | #790 | 39 | #1,704 |
| 1955 | 100 | #731 | 44 | #1,547 |
| 1954 | 83 | #791 | 26 | #2,098 |
| 1953 | 79 | #811 | 23 | #2,202 |
| 1952 | 93 | #730 | 27 | #1,958 |
| 1951 | 108 | #672 | 21 | #2,219 |
| 1950 | 110 | #666 | 24 | #1,974 |
| 1949 | 83 | #758 | 23 | #2,033 |
| 1948 | 86 | #725 | 27 | #1,833 |
| 1947 | 120 | #627 | 43 | #1,423 |
| 1946 | 95 | #666 | 26 | #1,789 |
| 1945 | 62 | #786 | 23 | #1,772 |
| 1944 | 100 | #614 | 26 | #1,634 |
| 1943 | 113 | #595 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1942 | 110 | #599 | 20 | #1,941 |
| 1941 | 137 | #498 | 29 | #1,460 |
| 1940 | 112 | #560 | 27 | #1,494 |
| 1939 | 95 | #597 | 26 | #1,492 |
| 1938 | 122 | #528 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1937 | 91 | #613 | 16 | #2,045 |
| 1936 | 73 | #694 | 20 | #1,716 |
| 1935 | 104 | #571 | 13 | #2,365 |
| 1934 | 94 | #613 | 14 | #2,235 |
| 1933 | 75 | #687 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1932 | 86 | #660 | 17 | #1,996 |
| 1931 | 61 | #805 | 9 | #3,093 |
| 1930 | 57 | #879 | 14 | #2,364 |
| 1929 | 53 | #927 | 13 | #2,502 |
| 1928 | 48 | #1,000 | 9 | #3,314 |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,257 | 6 | #4,543 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,132 | 9 | #3,397 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,672 | 6 | #4,664 |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,667 | 6 | #4,508 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #941 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jere reached #498 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #1,423 in 1947. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jere
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.