Given name
Jerrilyn
“one who rules with the spear”
Jerrilyn is a variant of Jeraldine. In English use, Jeraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerrilyn is a variant of Jeraldine. In English use, Jeraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jerrilyn connects to the Geraldine name family through Jeraldine. The history of Geraldine gives this family its wider story. The Earl of Surrey created Geraldine in the sixteenth century in a poem praising Lady Fitzgerald. Geraldine remained little used for a time before becoming more established in the eighteenth century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jerrilyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,277
- 0 boys · 1,277 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 86 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 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 86 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,101 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.
Jerrilyn’s family of names
Jerrilyn has a related form in Jeraldine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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Jeraldene
“one who rules with the spear”
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Jerrie
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>99% girls
Merrily
“one who is lighthearted and joyful” · “filled with joy”
>99% girls