Is Jeryl a boy or girl name?

Jeryl is a unisex name. Of the 1,831 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.2% were girls and 43.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1969, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Jeryl

Recorded 1924–2023 · United States

Jeryl was most popular in 1955, when 168 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,278 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,831 people named Jeryl.

Jeryl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeryl’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeryl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeryl is a unisex name — 56.2% of the 1,831 Americans given it were girls and 43.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1969 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jeryl

Where Jeryl is most concentrated

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

New York 5.7×

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