Unisex name · since 1931

Jerol

Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Jerol, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,708 of 45,481
all-time among boys
130
born since 1931
1940s
peak decade

Jerol is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 130 have been recorded since 1931.

Jerol has 130 recorded births among boys since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1973.

  • #15,708 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 130 born since 1931
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerol ranks #15,708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.

#15,708 of 45,481
all-time among boys
130
born since 1931
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerol's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Jerol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jerol's full recorded timeline at 1952, 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 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jerol popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1938)
18
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
05101520 1931194019441952195819621973 5

Jerol popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1942 (Jerol as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19421946 5

Jerol by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (36 births, 28% of the file).

1940s was Jerol's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Jerol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 36 births (28% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerol? ▼
130 babies have been named Jerol since 1931. All-time, it sits at #15,708 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1938 with 18 births.
Where does Jerol sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerol ranks #15,708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jerol most popular? ▼
Jerol was most popular in the 1940s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Is Jerol a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jerol is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 130 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jerol been used? ▼
Jerol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 43 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Jerol? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jerol's data

  • Jerol's decade-level peak was the 1940s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Jerol

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jerol

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jerol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1931–1973 (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 Jerol 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.