Boys' name · since 1915
Jerl
Jerl has 178 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jerl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 178 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Jerl recorded 178 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1969.
- #13,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 178 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerl ranks #13,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jerl's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerl splits its recorded history at 1944: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1969
- Peak year (1944)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jerl by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (48 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Jerl's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jerl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 48 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Jerl's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 1960s (28) -- 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 Jerl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1915–1969 (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 Jerl 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.