Girls' name · since 1961
Gerrilynn
Gerrilynn has 11 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerrilynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Gerrilynn recorded 11 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1967.
- #53,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrilynn ranks #53,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #53,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gerrilynn's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerrilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerrilynn's full recorded timeline at 1967, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerrilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1967
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Gerrilynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Gerrilynn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gerrilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerrilynn: 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 (~6 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, 1961–1967 (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 Gerrilynn 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.