Jeralyn
Jeralyn was the 13948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1876th; the most babies were born in 1961 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,612 places. More babies were named Jeralyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,948 girls, down 1,218 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196128 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,334babies recorded
Jeralyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,948 | 6 |
| 2020 | #12,730 | 7 |
| 2010 | #11,692 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,958 | 15 |
| 1990 | #7,059 | 12 |
| 1980 | #7,022 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,343 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,852 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,156 | 21 |
| 1940 | #3,078 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,481 | 13 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeralyn, counting every spelling?
Jeralyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jeralyn?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeralyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jeralyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeralyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeralyn?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jeralyn are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 28 and 68. That makes Jeralyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeralyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeralyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeralyn
How popular is the name Jeralyn?
Jeralyn was the 13948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1876th; the most babies were born in 1961 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,612 places. More babies were named Jeralyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Jeralyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jeralyn in the US.