Girls' name · since 1937
Zerlene
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Zerlene, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Zerlene since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zerlene has 15 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1959.
- #50,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerlene ranks #50,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #50,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Zerlene's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zerlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zerlene's full recorded timeline at 1939, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births.
Zerlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1959
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zerlene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1930s was Zerlene's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Zerlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Zerlene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zerlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1937–1959 (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 Zerlene 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.