Girls' name · since 1925

Jearldean

Jearldean has 63 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

63
total births
1925–1949
years on record
1930s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade

63 girls have been named Jearldean since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jearldean has been recorded 63 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1949.

  • 63 total births
  • 1925–1949 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 57% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jearldean's 63 recorded births place it above 55% 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.

Jearldean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jearldean's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jearldean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19251931193419351936193719391940194519461949 5

Jearldean by decade

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

1930s was Jearldean's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jearldean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 36 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jearldean?
Jearldean has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 7 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
When was Jearldean most popular?
Jearldean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Jearldean been used?
Records for Jearldean go back to 1925, giving 25 years of history through 1949.
What names are similar to Jearldean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jearldean's data

  • Jearldean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1940s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1925–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jearldean: Baby Name Since 1925 - 63 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jearldean. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jearldean 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 July 2026.