Girls' name · since 1924
Jerldine
53 babies named Jerldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 53
- total births
- 1924–1943
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Jerldine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 53 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerldine has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1943.
- 53 total births
- 1924–1943 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jerldine's 53 recorded births place it above 52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerldine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerldine's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerldine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1943
- Peak year (1924)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Jerldine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Jerldine's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jerldine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 26 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Jerldine's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1940s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1924–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jerldine: Baby Name Since 1924 - 53 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerldine. 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 Jerldine 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.