Jerrel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JER-el
- Origin
- Modern
Jerrel is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jerrel mean?
Modern: probably Jerry with the -el ending
Possibly an elaboration of Jerry, itself a pet form of Gerald, Jerome or Jeremiah.
Is Jerrel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerrel is a boys' name.
How popular is Jerrel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Jerrel in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerrel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,609 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,610 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,446 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,593 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,719 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,634 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,041 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,264 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,296 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,288 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,295 |
| 1947 | 45 | #1,080 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,123 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,070 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,018 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,244 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1940 | 43 | #982 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,275 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,142 |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,123 |
| 1934 | 42 | #982 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,230 |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,145 |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,428 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,522 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,796 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,375 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,164 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
Nicknames for Jerrel
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jerrel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joseph, Johnny, Joel, Michael, Richard, James, Robert, Manuel, Daniel, Jimmy, Thomas, David
Names related to Jerrel
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, “Jerrel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jerrel, updated 20 October 2026.