Combination of Jerry and Lynn
Jerelyn is a modern American blend, likely created by combining the name Jerry, a diminutive of Gerald or Jerome, with the popular suffix -lyn. While Jerry relates to 'ruler with a spear' or 'holy name', the suffix -lyn typically refers to a lake or pool. It emerged as part of the mid-20th-century trend of creating feminine portmanteau names.
Less common today
Jerelyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,638 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Student activist and public figure
