Girls' name · since 1942
Gerilyn
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 689 babies named Gerilyn, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerilyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 689 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerilyn has been recorded 689 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2001.
- #9,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 689 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerilyn ranks #9,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 689 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerilyn's 689 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Gerilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerilyn's full recorded timeline at 1968, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2001
- Peak year (1959)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Gerilyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (242 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Gerilyn's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Gerilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
203 births
- 1960s
1960s
242 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 242 births (35% of all-time use).
How Gerilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gerilyn's total volume
Gerilyn by state
Where Gerilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Gerilyn's data
- Gerilyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gerilyns (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gerilyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.