Recorded 1925–1949 Girls' name Peak 1931 63 births

Jearldean — girls' name

63 babies named Jearldean in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s361940s21

The verdict

63 girls have been named Jearldean since 1925, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1949.

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

57% of everyone ever named Jearldean was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jearldean in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jearldean

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Jearldean between 1925 and 1949, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jearldean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jearldean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jearldean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jearldean 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 63 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.

Jearldean at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

63

Since 1925

25 years of records

Peak year

1931

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1925

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1949

Jearldean popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19491946194519401939193719361935193419311925 6

Jearldean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
36 births that decade — 57% of Jearldean's all-time total
1920s61930s361940s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jearldean?
63 babies have been named Jearldean since 1925. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1931 with 7 births.
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?
Jearldean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 25 years of data 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.

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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, 1925–1949 (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.