girl's name
Jerrilyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 1,277
Jerrilyn is a girl's name. In 2011 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1942, when 86 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1936.
Jerrilyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 451 |
| 1950s | 317 |
| 1960s | 235 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s (to 2011) | 6 |
How popular is Jerrilyn?
In 2011, Jerrilyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Jerrilyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jerrilyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jerrilyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jerrilyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jerrilyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jerrilyn
How popular is the name Jerrilyn?
In 2011, Jerrilyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jerrilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerrilyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jerrilyn most popular?
Jerrilyn peaked in 1942, when 86 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.