Jere
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JER-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jere is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jere mean?
Hebrew: short form of Jeremiah; also Finnish
“God will exalt”
A short form of Jeremiah found in older American records, and a standard given name in Finland.
Is Jere a girl's or a boy's name?
Jere is a boys' name.
How popular is Jere in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1941, with 137 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the boys named Jere in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1927, 15% of the babies named Jere in the US were girls. By 1984 it was 51%, with more girls than boys since 1982.
Jere in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,659 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,667 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,252 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,147 |
| 1967 | 58 | #948 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,215 |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,081 |
| 1964 | 60 | #980 |
| 1963 | 69 | #898 |
| 1962 | 61 | #972 |
| 1961 | 83 | #841 |
| 1960 | 63 | #950 |
| 1959 | 79 | #853 |
| 1958 | 74 | #876 |
| 1957 | 72 | #888 |
| 1956 | 89 | #784 |
| 1955 | 100 | #727 |
| 1954 | 83 | #787 |
| 1953 | 79 | #804 |
| 1952 | 93 | #728 |
| 1951 | 108 | #671 |
| 1950 | 110 | #663 |
| 1949 | 83 | #753 |
| 1948 | 86 | #721 |
| 1947 | 120 | #624 |
| 1946 | 95 | #663 |
| 1945 | 62 | #782 |
| 1944 | 100 | #614 |
| 1943 | 113 | #594 |
| 1942 | 110 | #598 |
| 1941 | 137 | #498 |
| 1940 | 112 | #560 |
| 1939 | 95 | #594 |
| 1938 | 122 | #527 |
| 1937 | 91 | #609 |
| 1936 | 73 | #690 |
| 1935 | 104 | #566 |
| 1934 | 94 | #611 |
| 1933 | 75 | #685 |
| 1932 | 86 | #657 |
| 1931 | 61 | #800 |
| 1930 | 57 | #873 |
| 1929 | 53 | #923 |
| 1928 | 48 | #992 |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,248 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,534 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,628 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,051 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,623 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,388 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
Names like Jere
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jere: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jere, updated 20 October 2026.