How Many People Are Named Jerek?
An estimated 495 people in the United States have the first name Jerek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jerek peaked in popularity in 2013 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jerek as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jerek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
495
About 1 in 692,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2013
24 births
Total Registered
504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jerek
Jerek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 504 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jerek as a male name
Ranked #11,522 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (24 births)
Jerek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jerek span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 161 babies were registered. Jerek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jerek by Decade
How has Jerek tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jerek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jerek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerek?
We estimate approximately 495 people named Jerek are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 692,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Jerek a common name?
Jerek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jerek most popular?
Jerek reached peak popularity in 2013, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jerek is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jerek a male name?
Jerek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jerek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jerek Smith, Jerek Johnson, Jerek Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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