Is Jerlene a boy or girl name?

Jerlene is a girl’s name. Of the 924 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jerlene

Recorded 1915–1988 · United States

Jerlene was most popular in 1947, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,593 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 924 people named Jerlene.

Jerlene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jerlene’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jerlene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jerlene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 924 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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