Recorded 1916–1951 Girls' name Peak 1923 159 births

Jeroline — girls' name

159 babies named Jeroline in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s611930s511940s351950s7
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jeroline was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jeroline in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeroline

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Jeroline between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeroline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeroline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jeroline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeroline 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 159 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.

Jeroline at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

159

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1923

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Jeroline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1923)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 195119461942193519321929192519221916 5

Jeroline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
61 births that decade — 38% of Jeroline's all-time total
1910s51920s611930s511940s351950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeroline?
159 babies have been named Jeroline since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1923 with 13 births.
When was Jeroline most popular?
Jeroline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Jeroline been used?
Jeroline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Jeroline?
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, 1916–1951 (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.