Jarilyn — girls' name
59 babies named Jarilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
59 girls have been named Jarilyn since 1942, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 59
- total births
- 1942–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
32% of everyone ever named Jarilyn was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Jarilyn in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jarilyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Jarilyn between 1942 and 2008, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jarilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarilyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jarilyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jarilyn 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 59 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.
Jarilyn at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jarilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1942
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
59 total births across 67 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 8 births in a single year.
Jarilyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 19 births that decade — 32% of Jarilyn's all-time total
Jarilyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jarilyn's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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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, 1942–2008 (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.