Jerl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Jerl

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Jerl between 1915 and 1969, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerl performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerl 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 178 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.