Girls' name · since 1930
Jeralyn
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 1,334 babies named Jeralyn, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,334
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeralyn currently ranks #13366 among girls' names in America, with 1,334 babies recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeralyn has been recorded 1,334 times among girls since 1930, currently ranked #13366 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #6,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,366 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,334 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeralyn ranks #6,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,366 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,334 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,334
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeralyn's 1,334 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeralyn compares
1,334 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeralyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeralyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,334 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeralyn's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Jeralyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (218 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Jeralyn's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Jeralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 72
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
216 births
- 1960s
1960s
218 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 218 births (16% of all-time use).
How Jeralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeralyn's total volume
Jeralyn by state
Where Jeralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
26 of 1,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeralyn's data
- Jeralyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeralyns (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Jeralyn 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.