Jearl
Jearl is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jearl Margaritha, Dutch footballer Jearl Miles Clark, American athlete Jearl Walker, American physicist
Meaning & Origin of Jearl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jearl is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jearl Margaritha, Dutch footballer Jearl Miles Clark, American athlete Jearl Walker, American physicist
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The Story of Jearl
As a girl name
Jearl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1926, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1937: 11 births, good for #2,570 nationwide. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Jearls. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1950 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 54 Jearls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jearl as a boy name dates back to 1919, when 7 babies received it. 1941 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Jearl — #1,446 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Jearls. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1983 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 542 Jearls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Jearl
Jearl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 542 births in the dataset. Jearl's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #1,446. Use the chart and map above to compare Jearl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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