Girls' name · since 1936
Jerrilyn
1,277 babies named Jerrilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,277
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerrilyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,277 have been recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrilyn has been recorded 1,277 times among girls since 1936, 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 1936 to 2011.
- #6,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,277 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrilyn ranks #6,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,277 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,277
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerrilyn's 1,277 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Jerrilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerrilyn splits its recorded history at 1968: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerrilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2011
- Peak year (1942)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jerrilyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (451 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Jerrilyn's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jerrilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
451 births
- 1950s
1950s
317 births
- 1960s
1960s
235 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 451 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jerrilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jerrilyn's total volume
Jerrilyn by state
Where Jerrilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 58 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 56 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.5% |
58 of 1,277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jerrilyn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Jerrilyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jerrilyns (58 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerrilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1936–2011 (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 Jerrilyn 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.