Recorded 1931–1973 Unisex name Peak 1938 130 births

Jerol — boys' name

130 babies named Jerol in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s301940s361950s351960s191970s10
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jerol was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jerol in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerol

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Jerol between 1931 and 1973, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Jerol is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1942.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerol performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerol 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 130 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.

Jerol at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

130

Since 1931

43 years of records

Peak year

1938

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1931

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1973

Jerol popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1938)
18
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 1973196219581952194419401931 5

Jerol popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19461942 5

Jerol by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
36 births that decade — 28% of Jerol's all-time total
1930s301940s361950s351960s191970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerol?
130 babies have been named Jerol since 1931. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1938 with 18 births.
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.

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, 1931–1973 (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.