Recorded 1934–1954 Girls' name Peak 1945 49 births

Jeralene — girls' name

49 babies named Jeralene in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Jeralene since 1934, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1954.

49
total births
1934–1954
years on record
1940s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jeralene was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jeralene in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeralene

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Jeralene between 1934 and 1954, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeralene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeralene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeralene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeralene 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 49 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.

Jeralene at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

49

Since 1934

21 years of records

Peak year

1945

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1934

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1954

Jeralene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1934

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1945)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Jeralene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
23 births that decade — 47% of Jeralene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeralene?
49 babies have been named Jeralene since 1934. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1945 with 7 births.
When was Jeralene most popular?
Jeralene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Jeralene been used?
Jeralene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 21 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Jeralene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1934–1954 (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.