How Many People Are Named Gerilyn?
An estimated 546 people in the United States have the first name Gerilyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Gerilyn peaked in popularity in 1959 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerilyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gerilyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
546
About 1 in 627,755 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1959
33 births
Total Registered
689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerilyn
Gerilyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 689 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gerilyn as a female name
Ranked #12,507 in 2001
7 female births in 2001
Peak: 1959 (33 births)
Gerilyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerilyn span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 242 babies were registered. Gerilyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerilyn by Decade
How has Gerilyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gerilyn by State
Birth registrations for Gerilyn span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, New Jersey. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Michigan, California. On average, about 8 Gerilyns were registered per state.
Gerilyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerilyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gerilyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerilyn?
We estimate approximately 546 people named Gerilyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 627,755 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerilyn a common name?
Gerilyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerilyn most popular?
Gerilyn reached peak popularity in 1959, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerilyn is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerilyn a female name?
Gerilyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerilyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerilyn Smith, Gerilyn Johnson, Gerilyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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