Recorded 1920–1946 Girls' name Peak 1940 51 births

Jeroldine — girls' name

51 babies named Jeroldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 girls have been named Jeroldine since 1920, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1946.

51
total births
1920–1946
years on record
1930s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jeroldine was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jeroldine in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeroldine

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Jeroldine between 1920 and 1946, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeroldine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeroldine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeroldine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeroldine 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 51 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.

Jeroldine at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

51

Since 1920

27 years of records

Peak year

1940

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1920

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1946

Jeroldine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1920

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Jeroldine by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 43% of Jeroldine's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeroldine?
51 babies have been named Jeroldine since 1920. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1940 with 9 births.
When was Jeroldine most popular?
Jeroldine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Jeroldine been used?
Jeroldine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 27 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Jeroldine?
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, 1920–1946 (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.