Girls' name · since 1921
Jearline
347 babies named Jearline in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jearline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 347 recorded since 1921.
Jearline has 347 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1963.
- #14,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 347 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jearline ranks #14,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 347 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jearline's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jearline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jearline's full recorded timeline at 1941, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jearline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1963
- Peak year (1940)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jearline by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (106 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Jearline's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jearline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
106 births
- 1940s
1940s
97 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 106 births (31% of all-time use).
Jearline by state
Where Jearline concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
10 of 347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jearline's data
- Jearline's decade-level peak was the 1930s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jearlines (10 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 Jearline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1921–1963 (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 Jearline 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.