Jerry
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God will exalt; diminutive of Gerald or Jerome.
Babies a year
494
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#907
down from #867
UK popularity
#1705
15 babies
How Jerry has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #487 |
| 2016 | #503 |
| 2017 | #555 |
| 2018 | #601 |
| 2019 | #677 |
| 2020 | #603 |
| 2021 | #729 |
| 2022 | #753 |
| 2023 | #850 |
| 2024 | #867 |
| 2025 | #907 |
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Jerry. In the US, 494 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 18,792 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jerry was most common in 1940, when it went to 1.28% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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