Recorded 1927–1949 Girls' name Peak 1927 34 births

Jerleen — girls' name

34 babies named Jerleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

34 girls have been named Jerleen since 1927, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.

34
total births
1927–1949
years on record
1920s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jerleen was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jerleen in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Jerleen between 1927 and 1949, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jerleen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerleen 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 34 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.

Jerleen at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

34

Since 1927

23 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1927

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1949

Jerleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1927

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 194919451936193519291927 6

Jerleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 35% of Jerleen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerleen?
34 babies have been named Jerleen since 1927. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Jerleen most popular?
Jerleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Jerleen been used?
Jerleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 23 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Jerleen?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.