Girls' name · since 1953
Gerilynn
181 babies named Gerilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerilynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 181 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerilynn has been recorded 181 times among girls since 1953, 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 1953 to 1992.
- #20,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 181 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerilynn ranks #20,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerilynn's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerilynn's full recorded timeline at 1964, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1992
- Peak year (1961)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gerilynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (86 births, 48% of the file).
1960s was Gerilynn's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Gerilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 86 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gerilynn's data
- Gerilynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1953–1992 (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 Gerilynn 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.