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Unisex name

Jere

/ˈdʒɛɹi/ · 21% girls, 79% boys · last recorded 2022

Jere has been given to about 5,437 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1941, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,573
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jere per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1941 · 166
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,437

How popular is Jere?

Its best year was 1941, when 166 babies were given the name, ranking 1460th. The typical living American called Jere is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Jere

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jesse0.72
  2. Jerrie0.71
  3. Jerrell0.70
  4. Jeremy0.65
  5. Jeffrey0.63
  6. Jerome0.64
  7. Jersey0.65
  8. Jeri0.64

Middle names for Jere

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jere Noelle0.83
  2. Jere Catherine0.80
  3. Jere Frances0.80
  4. Jere Belle0.80
  5. Jere Hazel0.80
  6. Jere Violet0.79

Sibling names for Jere

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.85
  2. Margosister · 0.81
  3. Gwensister · 0.81
  4. Frankieeither · 0.79
  5. Tommybrother · 0.78
  6. Rudybrother · 0.77

Where Jere is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jere Wilson0.75
    2. Jere Williams0.75
    3. Jere Walker0.75
    4. Jere Turner0.75
    5. Jere Torres0.75
    6. Jere Thompson0.75

    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 Jere

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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