Jerell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-REL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Jerell is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Jerell mean?
Modern: spelling of Jerrell; probably Jerry with the -ell ending
Possibly an elaboration of Jerry, shaped like names such as Darrell and Terrell.
Meaning borrowed from Jerrell.
Is Jerell a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jerell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Jerell, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1941.
Half of all the boys named Jerell in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,330 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 89 | #1,045 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,135 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,066 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,037 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
Nicknames for Jerell
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jerell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jordan Justin Jared Jason Maxwell Joshua Jonah Caleb Adam Jackson Austin
Names related to Jerell
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Jerell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jerell, updated 20 October 2026.