Recorded 1956–2016 Girls' name Peak 2010 107 births

Jeralynn — girls' name

107 babies named Jeralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s71980s171990s122000s232010s38

The verdict

107 girls have been named Jeralynn since 1956, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

107
total births
1956–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jeralynn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jeralynn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeralynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Jeralynn between 1956 and 2016, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeralynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeralynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeralynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeralynn 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 107 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.

Jeralynn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

107

Since 1956

61 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1956

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jeralynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1956

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 2016201120081997198519591956 5

Jeralynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38 births that decade — 36% of Jeralynn's all-time total
1950s101960s71980s171990s122000s232010s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeralynn?
107 babies have been named Jeralynn since 1956. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Jeralynn most popular?
Jeralynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Jeralynn been used?
Jeralynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 61 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jeralynn?
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, 1956–2016 (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.