Girls' name · since 1941
Jeralee
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Jeralee, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeralee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Jeralee recorded 36 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1993.
- #38,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeralee ranks #38,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #38,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeralee's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeralee's full recorded timeline at 1982, 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 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1993
- Peak year (1943)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jeralee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (13 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Jeralee's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jeralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 13 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Jeralee's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1941–1993 (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 Jeralee 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.