Girls' name · since 1921
Jerelene
349 babies named Jerelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerelene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 349 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Jerelene recorded 349 times among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1963.
- #14,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerelene ranks #14,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerelene's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jerelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerelene's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1963
- Peak year (1939)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jerelene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (140 births, 40% of the file).
1940s was Jerelene's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jerelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 43
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
140 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 140 births (40% of all-time use).
Jerelene by state
Where Jerelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
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What to do with Jerelene's data
- Jerelene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerelenes (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1921–1963 (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 Jerelene 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.