Girls' name · since 1942
Jerilee
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Jerilee, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
148 girls have been named Jerilee since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jerilee recorded 148 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1987.
- #22,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerilee ranks #22,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jerilee's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerilee's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1987
- Peak year (1955)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jerilee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (57 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Jerilee's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jerilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 57 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Jerilee's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1980s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1942–1987 (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 Jerilee 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.