Girls' name · since 1956

Jeralynn

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.

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

Jeralynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 107 have been recorded since 1956.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeralynn has been recorded 107 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2016.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jeralynn's 107 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jeralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jeralynn's full recorded timeline at 2001, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jeralynn popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
4681012 1956198119922006201020132016 7

Jeralynn by decade

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

2010s was Jeralynn's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Jeralynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeralynn?
Since 1956, Social Security records show 107 babies named Jeralynn. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record 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 July 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, 1956–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jeralynn: Baby Name Since 1956 - 107 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeralynn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jeralynn 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 July 2026.