Girls' name · since 1942

Jarilyn

Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 59 babies named Jarilyn, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#33,052 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1942
2000s
peak decade

Jarilyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1942.

Jarilyn has 59 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2008.

  • #33,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 59 born since 1942
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarilyn ranks #33,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,052 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1942
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jarilyn's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jarilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jarilyn splits its recorded history at 1984: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jarilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
456789 1942195119551961197319841997200220042008 8

Jarilyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Jarilyn's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Jarilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarilyn? ▼
Jarilyn has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1942, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,052 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 8 babies were born in 1961, its single highest year.
Where does Jarilyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarilyn ranks #33,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jarilyn most popular? ▼
Jarilyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Jarilyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jarilyn since 1942 -- 67 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Jarilyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jarilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1942–2008 (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 Jarilyn 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.