Is Jeralyn a boy or girl name?

Jeralyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,334 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jeralyn

Recorded 1930–2025 · United States

Jeralyn was most popular in 1961, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,566 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,334 people named Jeralyn.

Jeralyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeralyn’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeralyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeralyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,334 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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