Recorded 1942–1987 Girls' name Peak 1955 148 births

Jerilee — girls' name

148 babies named Jerilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s571960s471970s51980s26

The verdict

148 girls have been named Jerilee since 1942, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1987.

148
total births
1942–1987
years on record
1950s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jerilee was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jerilee in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Jerilee between 1942 and 1987, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerilee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerilee 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 148 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.

Jerilee at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

148

Since 1942

46 years of records

Peak year

1955

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1942

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1987

Jerilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1942

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1955)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 19871980196819641960195619531942 7

Jerilee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
57 births that decade — 39% of Jerilee's all-time total
1940s131950s571960s471970s51980s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerilee?
148 babies have been named Jerilee since 1942. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1955 with 11 births.
When was Jerilee most popular?
Jerilee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Jerilee been used?
Jerilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 46 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Jerilee?
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, 1942–1987 (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.