Boys' name · since 1943

Jerryl

142 babies named Jerryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
142
born since 1943
1950s
peak decade

142 boys have been named Jerryl since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerryl has been recorded 142 times among boys since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1997.

  • #15,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 142 born since 1943
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerryl ranks #15,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.

#15,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
142
born since 1943
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerryl's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jerryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jerryl's full recorded timeline at 1961, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jerryl popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1955)
13
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
468101214 19431950195619601965197119821997 5

Jerryl popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 1956 (Jerryl as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1956 6

Jerryl by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (52 births, 37% of the file).

1950s was Jerryl's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Jerryl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 52 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerryl? ▼
Since 1943, Social Security records show 142 babies named Jerryl. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,126 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1997. Its busiest year on record was 1955, with 13 births.
Where does Jerryl sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerryl ranks #15,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jerryl most popular? ▼
Jerryl was most popular in the 1950s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Jerryl been used? ▼
Records for Jerryl go back to 1943, giving 55 years of history through 1997.
What names are similar to Jerryl? ▼
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.

What to do with Jerryl's data

  • Jerryl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jerryl

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jerryl

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#1256 161,234 births
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Lesslie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jerryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1943–1997 (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 Jerryl 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.