Girls' name · since 1928
Jearlene
185 babies named Jearlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
185 girls have been named Jearlene since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jearlene has 185 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1958.
- #20,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 185 born since 1928
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jearlene ranks #20,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jearlene's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jearlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jearlene's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jearlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1958
- Peak year (1937)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jearlene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (76 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Jearlene's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jearlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).
Jearlene by state
Where Jearlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 3.8% |
7 of 185 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jearlene's data
- Jearlene's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 1950s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jearlenes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jearlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1928–1958 (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 Jearlene 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.