Gerlyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gerlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Gerlyn between 1954 and 1955, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerlyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerlyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.