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Jerrell

/jɛˈɹeɪl/ · 99% boys · 20 born in 2025

Jerrell has been given to about 7,298 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/jɛˈɹeɪl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,131
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerrell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 242
  • Born in 202520
  • All time7,298

How popular is Jerrell?

Its best year was 1989, when 242 babies were given the name, ranking 643rd. The typical living American called Jerrell is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Jerrell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Terrell0.86
  2. Derrell0.86
  3. Jarrell0.79
  4. Vernell0.76
  5. Jere0.70
  6. Kentrell0.69
  7. Darrell0.65
  8. Jeremy0.63

Middle names for Jerrell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerrell Paul0.77
  2. Jerrell Blake0.76
  3. Jerrell Wade0.76
  4. Jerrell Ross0.76
  5. Jerrell Quinn0.76
  6. Jerrell Finn0.76

Sibling names for Jerrell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.86
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.85
  3. Salvadorbrother · 0.84
  4. Aracelisister · 0.84
  5. Laceysister · 0.84
  6. Sashasister · 0.83

Where Jerrell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jerrell Anderson0.77
    2. Jerrell White0.72
    3. Jerrell Nguyen0.72
    4. Jerrell Moore0.72
    5. Jerrell Brown0.72
    6. Jerrell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jerrell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.