Recorded 1926–1994 Boys' name Peak 1942 307 births

Jerrol — boys' name

307 babies named Jerrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s341940s1021950s681960s501970s151980s201990s12
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jerrol was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jerrol in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrol

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Jerrol between 1926 and 1994, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerrol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrol performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jerrol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jerrol in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrol 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 307 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.

Jerrol at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

307

Since 1926

69 years of records

Peak year

1942

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1926

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1994

Jerrol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1926

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1942)
17
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 199419791965195819531947194219341926 6

Jerrol by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
102 births that decade — 33% of Jerrol's all-time total
1920s61930s341940s1021950s681960s501970s151980s201990s12

Jerrol by state

Where Jerrol concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jerrol
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Jerrol's total US births 1.6%

5 of 307 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrol?
307 babies have been named Jerrol since 1926. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1942 with 17 births.
When was Jerrol most popular?
Jerrol was most popular in the 1940s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Jerrol most popular?
The top states for the name Jerrol are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jerrol been used?
Jerrol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 69 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Jerrol?
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.

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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, 1926–1994 (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.