Jearold — boys' name
37 babies named Jearold in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
37 boys have been named Jearold since 1934, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1972.
- 37
- total births
- 1934–1972
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
73% of everyone ever named Jearold was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Jearold in 1942 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jearold
The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Jearold between 1934 and 1972, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jearold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jearold performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jearold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jearold 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 37 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.
Jearold at a glance
Last recorded 1972Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jearold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1934
- Peak year (1942)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1972.
37 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1942 with 6 births in a single year.
Jearold by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 27 births that decade — 73% of Jearold's all-time total
Jearold decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Jearold's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 73% of all-time use.
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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, 1934–1972 (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.