Jeryl
The Story of Jeryl
As a girl name
Jeryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1931, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 155 Jeryls were born — ranking #768 that year. As of 2026, Jeryl ranks #8,561 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Jeryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jeryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 23 Jeryls were born — ranking #1,582 that year. As of 2026, Jeryl ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 802 Jeryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jeryl
Jeryl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jeryl's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #768. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeryl'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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