Jeryl

Girl · recorded 1931–1978

  • 1978last recorded
  • 1955best year

Most popular in 1955.

Last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls 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 Jeryl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1931

0407919311943195519661978

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 39 recorded years as a table
Jeryl, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19317
19326
19377
19398
19406
19415
19425
19438
19448
194516
19469
194715
194815
19499
195018
19518
195223
195319
195446
195579
195634
195723
195830
195917
196011
19618
196210
19636
19649
196536
196637
19677
19687
19698
19714
19723
19743
19754
19784

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jeryl 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 1978
6
Rank in 1978
#8,562
How rare
1 in 255,309 girls
Since 1931
1,029

Jeryl was last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1955, at 79 per million girls born.

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

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