Recorded 1921–1963 Girls' name Peak 1940 347 births

Jearline — girls' name

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.

1920s451930s1061940s971950s931960s6
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jearline was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jearline in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jearline

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Jearline between 1921 and 1963, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jearline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jearline performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jearline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Jearline in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jearline 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 347 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.

Jearline at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

347

Since 1921

43 years of records

Peak year

1940

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1921

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1963

Jearline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1921

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1940)
21
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 19631955195019431938193319271921 8

Jearline by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
106 births that decade — 31% of Jearline's all-time total
1920s451930s1061940s971950s931960s6

Jearline by state

Where Jearline concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jearline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.9%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.4%
Texas share of Jearline's total US births 2.9%
Even split

10 of 347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jearline?
347 babies have been named Jearline since 1921. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1940 with 21 births.
When was Jearline most popular?
Jearline was most popular in the 1930s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Jearline most popular?
The top states for the name Jearline are Texas (10 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Jearline been used?
Jearline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 43 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Jearline?
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, 1921–1963 (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.