Girls' name · since 1935

Jerldean

11 babies named Jerldean in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

11
total births
1935–1943
years on record
1930s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Jerldean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1935.

Jerldean has 11 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1943.

  • 11 total births
  • 1935–1943 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerldean's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jerldean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jerldean's full recorded timeline at 1943, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jerldean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1943

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1935)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19351943 5

Jerldean by decade

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

1930s was Jerldean's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Jerldean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerldean?
11 babies have been named Jerldean since 1935. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1935 with 6 births.
When was Jerldean most popular?
Jerldean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Jerldean been used?
Jerldean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 9 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Jerldean?
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.

What to do with Jerldean's data

  • Jerldean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1935–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jerldean: Baby Name Since 1935 - 11 Births, Peak 1935." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerldean. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jerldean 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 July 2026.