Girls' name · since 1931
Jerilyn
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 5,251 babies named Jerilyn, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,251
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jerilyn is the #12058 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,251 recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerilyn has been recorded 5,251 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #12058 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #2,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,058 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,251 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerilyn ranks #2,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,058 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,251 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,251
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerilyn's 5,251 recorded births place it above 96.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jerilyn compares
5,251 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerilyn's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jerilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerilyn's full recorded timeline at 1980, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 325 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 325
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Jerilyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,460 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Jerilyn's strongest decade.
1,460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jerilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,460 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,115 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,048 births
- 1970s 509
1970s
509 births
- 1980s 485
1980s
485 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 194
2000s
194 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,460 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jerilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jerilyn's total volume
Jerilyn by state
Where Jerilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 413 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 377 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 219 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 168 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 161 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 146 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 131 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 129 | 2.5% |
413 of 5,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Jerilyn appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerilyn's data
- Jerilyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,460 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerilyns (413 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Jerilyn 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.