Girls' name · since 1941
Jerrilynn
Jerrilynn has 373 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerrilynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 373 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Jerrilynn recorded 373 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2015.
- #14,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerrilynn ranks #14,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerrilynn's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Jerrilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerrilynn splits its recorded history at 1962: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerrilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2015
- Peak year (1942)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jerrilynn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (126 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Jerrilynn's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jerrilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
126 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 126 births (34% of all-time use).
Jerrilynn by state
Where Jerrilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
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- Jerrilynn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Jerrilynns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerrilynn: 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 (~74 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, 1941–2015 (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 Jerrilynn 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.