Name Legacy

Jerrilyn

Recorded 1936–2011 · United States

Jerrilyn was most popular in 1942, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,476 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,277 people named Jerrilyn.

Most popular in1942
Rank that year#1,476
Births that year86
Total since 18801,277
Given to100% girls

Jerrilyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jerrilyn’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jerrilyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jerrilyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,277 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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Where Jerrilyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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