Recorded 1946–1957 Girls' name Peak 1946 24 births

Jerrolyn — girls' name

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.

1940s191950s5

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.

What the Data Says About Jerrolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Jerrolyn between 1946 and 1957, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerrolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrolyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerrolyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrolyn 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 24 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.

Jerrolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

24

Since 1946

12 years of records

Peak year

1946

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1946

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1957

Jerrolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1946

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1946)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 195719471946 11

Jerrolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 79% of Jerrolyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrolyn?
24 babies have been named Jerrolyn since 1946. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1946 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1946–1957 (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.