Boy or Girl

Is Jerel a boy or girl name?

Jerel was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,608 US babies named Jerel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jerel since 1937
3,608
Most popular year
1989
166 babies
Babies named Jerel each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jerel from 1937 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jerel, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1930s500%
1940s21652.3%
1950s35500%
1960s21200%
1970s61500%
1980s96000%
1990s79700%
2000s21800%
2010s18300%
2020s4200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20237#10,1810–
202211#7,4810–
202113#6,4860–
202011#7,2300–
201914#6,2370–
201810#7,8570–
201718#5,1920–
201616#5,6580–
201521#4,6180–
201424#4,1830–
201319#4,8800–
201222#4,4550–
201121#4,5750–
201018#5,1300–
200923#4,3520–
200821#4,6150–
200717#5,3060–
200621#4,4270–
200517#4,9240–
200414#5,6210–
200319#4,3410–
200228#3,2210–
200132#2,8940–
200026#3,2530–
199938#2,3760–
199838#2,3320–
199742#2,1140–
199655#1,7190–
199562#1,5370–
199480#1,3060–
199389#1,1890–
1992126#9570–
1991126#9500–
1990141#8620–
1989166#7700–
1988165#7360–
1987147#7530–
1986123#8190–
198566#1,1530–
198454#1,2570–
198363#1,1360–
198264#1,1430–
198157#1,2130–
198055#1,2490–
197954#1,2560–
197842#1,4460–
197759#1,1310–
197635#1,5560–
197564#1,0360–
197466#1,0110–
197368#9840–
197272#9560–
197162#1,0380–
197093#8370–
196965#9530–
196850#1,0510–
196731#1,3770–
196622#1,6700–
19655#4,1770–
19640–0–
19637#3,4740–
196211#2,5840–
19619#2,9970–
196012#2,4750–
195910#2,7260–
195812#2,4350–
195718#1,9210–
195622#1,6970–
195520#1,7570–
195427#1,4820–
195335#1,2680–
195250#1,0180–
195173#8250–
195088#7320–
194987#7390–
194854#9490–
194746#1,0745#5,674
194612#2,2040–
19456#3,1560–
19440–0–
19430–0–
19426#3,3860–
19415#3,7630–
19400–0–
19390–0–
19380–0–
19375#3,7840–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jerel reached #732 in 1950. As a girl name, it reached #5,674 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jerel

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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.