Jearl
- Last seen for girls in 1950 at #5,301
- Last seen for boys in 1983 at #5,484
- Given to boys 90.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1941 · 22 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 542since 1919
Jearl over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
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| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
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| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
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| 1971 | — | #4,375 | 6 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
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| 1964 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,535 | 6 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,302 | 12 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,186 | 13 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,073 | 14 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,810 | 15 | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | — | #1,802 | 15 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,050 | 12 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,548 | 21 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | — | #2,002 | 15 | |
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| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
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| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1919
The first year at least five boys were named Jearl! It came in at #3,391, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1923, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jearl is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Jearl in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Jearl
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1941 at #1,446 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1946, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 49,722
- Highest: 1 in 49,722 boys born in 1932 were named Jearl (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 298,761 boys born in 1983 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,446 in 1941, was only 1 in 55,833 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 27.5% of all boys named Jearl (149) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #3,391 (1919) | #3,391 |
| 1920s | 76 | #2,002 (1929) | #2,999 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,548 (1932) | #1,903 |
| 1940s | 142 | #1,446 (1941) | #2,069 |
| 1950s | 92 | #2,073 (1952) | #2,904 |
| 1960s | 48 | #2,665 (1964) | #3,198 |
| 1970s | 17 | #4,375 (1971) | #4,578 |
| 1980s | 11 | #5,484 (1983) | #5,867 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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