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Girl name

Gerilyn

100% girls · last recorded 2001

Gerilyn has been given to about 689 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 615
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gerilyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1959 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time689

How popular is Gerilyn?

Its best year was 1959, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 1958th. The typical living American called Gerilyn is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Gerilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerilyn0.89
  2. Geralyn0.82
  3. Marilyn0.71
  4. Merlyn0.71
  5. Evelyn0.60
  6. Madilyn0.60
  7. Gwendolyn0.59
  8. Kailyn0.60

Middle names for Gerilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gerilyn Anne0.83
  2. Gerilyn Eve0.82
  3. Gerilyn Rose0.79
  4. Gerilyn Marie0.79
  5. Gerilyn Jane0.79
  6. Gerilyn Louise0.79

Sibling names for Gerilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.70
  2. Pennysister · 0.70
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.67
  4. Robinsister · 0.65
  5. Reginasister · 0.65
  6. Jaybrother · 0.65

Where Gerilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gerilyn Reyes0.74
    2. Gerilyn Moore0.74
    3. Gerilyn Lee0.74
    4. Gerilyn Hall0.74
    5. Gerilyn Brown0.74
    6. Gerilyn Evans0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gerilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.