Jerl

Boy · recorded 1915–1969

  • 1969last recorded
  • 1944best year

Most popular in 1944.

Last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Jerl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 27 recorded years as a table
Jerl, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19157
19215
19244
19338
19347
19356
19366
19376
19385
19398
19404
19415
19424
19449
19455
19473
19503
19514
19523
19536
19545
19583
19612
19633
19643
19683
19693

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jerl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1969
5
Rank in 1969
#4,404
How rare
1 in 357,634 boys
Since 1915
178

Jerl was last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1944, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Jerl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.