Spear ruler and lake
A modern American invention, likely created by blending the Germanic name Gerald (meaning spear ruler) with the popular suffix Lynn (meaning lake). It represents a mid-20th-century trend of combining traditional masculine roots with feminine endings to create unique hybrid names.
Less common today
Jeralynn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,589 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
