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The first name Jere

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jere at birth, 1880–2025

In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Jere, the 13,196th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1941, when 137 were.

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GirlsBoys
5,437
babies named Jere since 1880
#13,196
rank in 2022
1941
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Jere

9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jere Uronen
    Finnish footballer, born 1994
  • Jere Lehtinen
    Finnish ice hockey player, born 1973
  • Jere Burns
    American actor (b. 1954)
  • Jere Karalahti
    Finnish ice hockey player, born 1975
  • Jere Sallinen
    Finnish ice hockey player, born 1990
  • Jere Innala
    Finnish ice hockey player (born 1998)
  • Jere Hård
    Finnish swimmer, born 1978
  • Jere Beasley
    American politician, born 1935
  • Käärijä
    Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter, born 1993

Questions

Is Jere a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 5,437 US babies named Jere since 1880, 21% were girls and 79% boys.
When was Jere most popular?
1941 in the United States, when 137 babies were named Jere, its highest rank at 498th.