Is Jearl a boy or girl name?

Jearl is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 596 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.1% were girls and 90.9% were boys.

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Jearl

Recorded 1919–1983 · United States

Jearl was most popular in 1942, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,661 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 596 people named Jearl.

Jearl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jearl’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jearl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jearl is mostly a boy’s name — 9.1% of the 596 Americans given it were girls and 90.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org