Girls' name · since 1939
Jerlyn
Jerlyn has 254 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerlyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 254 have been recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerlyn has been recorded 254 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2013.
- #17,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerlyn ranks #17,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerlyn's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jerlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerlyn splits its recorded history at 1962: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2013
- Peak year (1949)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jerlyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (64 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Jerlyn's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jerlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 64 births (25% of all-time use).
Jerlyn by state
Where Jerlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jerlyn's data
- Jerlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jerlyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1939–2013 (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 Jerlyn 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.