Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1946
Jerrolyn
24 babies named Jerrolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1946–1957
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Jerrolyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1946.
Jerrolyn has 24 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1957.
- 24 total births
- 1946–1957 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Jerrolyn since 1946, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1957.
- 24
- total births
- 1946–1957
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Jerrolyn was born in this single decade.
1946
Single peak year
11 babies were named Jerrolyn in 1946 - its busiest year on record.
Jerrolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerrolyn's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerrolyn at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
1946
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Jerrolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1957
- Peak year (1946)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jerrolyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Jerrolyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Jerrolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jerrolyn? ▼
Jerrolyn has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1946, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 11 babies were born in 1946, its single highest year.
When was Jerrolyn most popular? ▼
Jerrolyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Jerrolyn been used? ▼
Jerrolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 12 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Jerrolyn? ▼
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.
What to do with Jerrolyn's data
- Jerrolyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jerrolyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1946–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jerrolyn: Baby Name Since 1946 - 24 Births, Peak 1946." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerrolyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jerrolyn 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 July 2026.