Jerry

Origin: Diminutive of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, or similar names (from English, clipping + -y)

Boy's name · #907 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Jerry is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1940, when it ranked #14. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 615,000 boys since 1880, ranked #907 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#388 in Ireland (2025) · #762 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,747 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,417 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jerrys

Jerry Lewis — American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)
Jerry Seinfeld — American comedian and actor
Jerry Lee Lewis — American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022)
Jerry Goldsmith — American film composer (1929–2004)
Jerry Rawlings — Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947–2020)

In stories & tradition

Jerry — Tom and Jerry: The Movie (film)
Jerry (Mister No) — Mister No (comics)
Jerry Cotton — Jerry Cotton (German novel series)

What Jerrys become

Among 2,666 notable people named Jerry:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jerry West, American basketball player and executive (1938–2024).

Similar names: Jeriah · Douglas · Jeffery · Terry · Larry · Gary

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