Jerilyn Girl
How popular is Jerilyn?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Jerilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
4,272living people named Jerilyn (est.)
63median age of people named Jerilyn
5,251babies named Jerilyn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Jerilyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,034 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1942 (325 girls) |
| Highest rank | #396 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1931 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jerilyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jerilyn family of names ranked #4,895 for girls in 2025 (#5,436 the year before), with 13 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerilyn | 7 | 54% |
| Jeralyn | 6 | 46% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jerilyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 25 | #3,101 |
| 1940s | 1,460 | #396 |
| 1950s | 1,115 | #797 |
| 1960s | 1,048 | #842 |
| 1970s | 509 | #1,421 |
| 1980s | 485 | #1,674 |
| 1990s | 271 | #2,929 |
| 2000s | 194 | #5,169 |
| 2010s | 117 | #6,034 |
| 2020s | 27 | #11,085 |
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Questions
- Is Jerilyn a boy or girl name?
- Jerilyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jerilyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Jerilyn?
- 7 baby girls were named Jerilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Jerilyn most popular?
- Jerilyn peaked in 1942, when 325 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #396 in 1942.
- How many people are named Jerilyn?
- 5,251 babies have been named Jerilyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,272 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.