How Many People Are Named Jerod?
An estimated 5,719 people in the United States have the first name Jerod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Jerod peaked in popularity in 1980 with 295 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jerod 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 Jerod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,719
About 1 in 59,933 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1980
295 births
Total Registered
6,009
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jerod
Jerod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,009 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jerod as a male name
Ranked #11,527 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (295 births)
Jerod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jerod span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,269 babies were registered. Jerod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jerod by Decade
How has Jerod 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.
Jerod by State
Birth registrations for Jerod span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Montana, Kentucky, West Virginia. On average, about 103 Jerods were registered per state.
Jerod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jerod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerod?
We estimate approximately 5,719 people named Jerod 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 59,933 Americans share this first name.
Is Jerod a common name?
Jerod is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,009 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jerod most popular?
Jerod reached peak popularity in 1980, when 295 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jerod is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jerod a male name?
Jerod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jerod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jerod Smith, Jerod Johnson, Jerod 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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