girl's name
Jeralyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,334
Jeralyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1961, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
Jeralyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 72 |
| 1940s | 185 |
| 1950s | 216 |
| 1960s | 218 |
| 1970s | 116 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 142 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 13 |
How popular is Jeralyn?
In 2025, Jeralyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jeralyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jeralyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jeralyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jeralyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jeralyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jeralyn
How popular is the name Jeralyn?
In 2025, Jeralyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jeralyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeralyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jeralyn most popular?
Jeralyn peaked in 1961, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jeralyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jeralyn currently ranks #14,749 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.