Given name
Jearline
“a precious gem of the sea”
Jearline is a variant of Jearl. In American use, Jearl carries the interpretation “a precious gem of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jearline is a variant of Jearl. In American use, Jearl carries the interpretation “a precious gem of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jearline connects to the Pearl name family through Jearl. An origin associated with Pearl is Yiddish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jearline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 347
- 0 boys · 347 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1940. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jearline’s family of names
Jearline has a related form in Jearl.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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