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Jerilyn

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Jerilyn has been given to about 5,251 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1942, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,472
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerilyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1942 · 325
  • Born in 20257
  • All time5,251

How popular is Jerilyn?

Its best year was 1942, when 325 babies were given the name, ranking 397th. The typical living American called Jerilyn is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Jerilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marilyn0.71
  2. Jailyn0.71
  3. Merlyn0.71
  4. Geralyn0.71
  5. Evelyn0.60
  6. Madilyn0.60
  7. Kailyn0.60
  8. Jaylyn0.61

Middle names for Jerilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerilyn Anne0.83
  2. Jerilyn Eve0.82
  3. Jerilyn Rose0.79
  4. Jerilyn Marie0.79
  5. Jerilyn Grace0.79
  6. Jerilyn Louise0.79

Sibling names for Jerilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.84
  2. Gwensister · 0.80
  3. Laurelsister · 0.79
  4. Rudybrother · 0.78
  5. Tommybrother · 0.77
  6. Rockybrother · 0.75

Where Jerilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jerilyn Reyes0.74
    2. Jerilyn Moore0.74
    3. Jerilyn Lee0.74
    4. Jerilyn Hall0.74
    5. Jerilyn Green0.74
    6. Jerilyn Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jerilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.