Jerron
A masculine name of Scottish origin meaning "fair or ruddy complexion".
Name Census estimates that about 1,688 living Americans carry the first name Jerron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jerron today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jerron births was 1989 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jerron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 203,054 Americans
Peak year
1989
63 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,105
Tracked since 1960
Census
Jerron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,300 people with the first name Jerron, which placed it at #10,316 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,316
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,300 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
64.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerron is Black at 64.5%. The next largest groups are White (21.9%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jerron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American64.5% · 838
- White21.9% · 285
- Two or more races5.8% · 75
- Hispanic or Latino4.4% · 57
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 18
Popularity
Jerron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jerron from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 458 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jerron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jerron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jerrons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Jerron, while New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jerron
The name Jerron is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots tracing back to the Anglo-Saxon period. It is derived from the Old English words "ger" meaning "spear" and "run" meaning "warrior" or "rune," an ancient Germanic alphabet. As such, the name Jerron was likely bestowed upon formidable warriors or those with a strong connection to ancient Germanic traditions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jerron can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The document lists a landowner named Jerron in the county of Wiltshire, England. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Anglo-Saxon population prior to the Norman Conquest.
In medieval times, the name Jerron appeared sporadically in various historical records and chronicles across Europe. One notable bearer was Jerron of Burgundy, a 12th-century knight who participated in the Second Crusade and fought alongside King Louis VII of France during the siege of Damascus in 1148.
During the Renaissance period, the name Jerron gained some prominence in the arts and literature. Jerron Delacroix (1510-1578) was a French painter known for his religious works and portraits, while Jerron Montfort (1547-1621) was an English playwright and poet who contributed to the flourishing of Elizabethan theater.
Moving into the modern era, Jerron Wilkins (1875-1941) was an American engineer and inventor who patented several groundbreaking designs for early automobiles and internal combustion engines. Another figure of note was Jerron Beaumont (1892-1968), a British explorer and naturalist who led expeditions to the Amazon rainforest and made significant contributions to the study of indigenous flora and fauna.
In the realm of sports, Jerron Jenkins (1920-2005) was a renowned American baseball player who played for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox during the 1940s and 1950s. More recently, Jerron Stokes (born 1984) is a former professional basketball player who enjoyed a successful career in the NBA, playing for teams such as the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings.
People
Jerron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jerron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,688 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jerron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 203,054 US residents.
Is Jerron a common name?
We classify Jerron as "Rare". It ranks above 93% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,744 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jerron most popular?
The single biggest year for Jerron was 1989, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jerron is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jerron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,300 people with the name Jerron, or 0.43 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,316 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jerron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jerron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jerron leans strongly male. 1,274 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 27 female bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jerron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerron is Black at 64.5%. The next largest groups are White (21.9%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jerron most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jerron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.5% (838 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jerron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jerron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jerron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jerron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jerron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jerron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jerron as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.