Jerelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAIR-a-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Jerelyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jerelyn come from?
Modern: Jerry or Jere- with -lyn
Is Jerelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jerelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1942, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the girls named Jerelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,435 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,308 |
| 1956 | 25 | #2,193 |
| 1955 | 28 | #2,023 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,778 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,860 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,181 |
| 1950 | 20 | #2,184 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 23 | #2,007 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,862 |
| 1946 | 19 | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,940 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,471 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,736 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,939 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
Names like Jerelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marilyn Gwendolyn Jolene Evelyn Jocelyn Jacquelyn Judith Josephine Vivian Charlotte Melody Juliet
Names related to Jerelyn
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jerelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jerelyn, updated 20 October 2026.