Recorded 1958–1986 Girls' name Peak 1958 32 births

Gerrilyn — girls' name

32 babies named Gerrilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s151970s61980s5
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Gerrilyn was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gerrilyn in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Gerrilyn between 1958 and 1986, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerrilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrilyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gerrilyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrilyn 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 32 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.

Gerrilyn at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

32

Since 1958

29 years of records

Peak year

1958

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1958

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1986

Gerrilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1958

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1958)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619751969196219601958 6

Gerrilyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 47% of Gerrilyn's all-time total
1950s61960s151970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrilyn?
32 babies have been named Gerrilyn since 1958. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1958 with 6 births.
When was Gerrilyn most popular?
Gerrilyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Gerrilyn been used?
Gerrilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 29 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Gerrilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.