Jerry

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Meaning

Jerry is a given name, usually used for males. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Geri, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, or Jeri.

From Wikipedia

Jerry first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 18,791 babies (rank #20 that year). In 2024 it was given to 277 boys (rank #867). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jerry

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jerry yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

632,139

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

18,791

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Parks and Recreation: Jerry/Garry/Larry/Terry Gergich — much-maligned coworker

Famous people named Jerry

Jerry Lewisvaudeville performer · b. 1926
Jerry Seinfeldstand-up comedian · b. 1954
Jerry Rawlingssoldier · b. 1947
Jerry Westsports executive · b. 1938
Jerry Brownblogger · b. 1938

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	136	#99
1881	97	#122
1882	105	#132
1883	107	#119
1884	121	#120
1885	115	#119
1886	125	#118
1887	98	#131
1888	92	#163
1889	110	#129
1890	103	#137
1891	107	#128
1892	117	#139
1893	118	#128
1894	127	#125
1895	102	#152
1896	94	#171
1897	118	#138
1898	143	#128
1899	111	#142
1900	205	#113
1901	116	#142
1902	148	#130
1903	112	#158
1904	177	#120
1905	177	#121
1906	146	#142
1907	165	#141
1908	198	#128
1909	192	#138
1910	251	#131
1911	238	#140
1912	405	#147
1913	493	#150
1914	649	#144
1915	801	#147
1916	885	#145
1917	861	#150
1918	986	#147
1919	917	#147
1920	1,043	#144
1921	1,114	#141
1922	1,197	#135
1923	1,276	#131
1924	1,466	#123
1925	1,625	#107
1926	1,934	#97
1927	2,215	#93
1928	2,588	#79
1929	2,991	#61
1930	3,891	#51
1931	4,371	#43
1932	5,303	#34
1933	6,065	#31
1934	7,135	#25
1935	8,451	#22
1936	9,270	#18
1937	10,302	#17
1938	12,172	#17
1939	13,729	#16
1940	15,213	#14
1941	16,799	#14
1942	17,487	#16
1943	17,729	#17
1944	16,283	#19
1945	14,702	#20
1946	17,568	#20
1947	18,791	#20
1948	16,808	#21
1949	15,870	#23
1950	15,262	#24
1951	15,165	#24
1952	14,438	#26
1953	13,902	#29
1954	13,682	#31
1955	12,975	#33
1956	12,620	#35
1957	13,284	#35
1958	12,917	#35
1959	12,326	#36
1960	11,837	#37
1961	11,377	#37
1962	10,576	#38
1963	10,188	#38
1964	9,608	#40
1965	9,014	#41
1966	8,429	#41
1967	7,779	#41
1968	7,449	#44
1969	7,283	#45
1970	7,422	#45
1971	6,572	#50
1972	5,597	#53
1973	5,097	#57
1974	4,663	#61
1975	4,312	#65
1976	4,070	#67
1977	3,745	#75
1978	3,427	#82
1979	3,446	#85
1980	3,191	#94
1981	3,056	#97
1982	2,942	#100
1983	2,758	#103
1984	2,457	#111
1985	2,423	#116
1986	2,267	#121
1987	2,233	#125
1988	2,266	#130
1989	2,164	#142
1990	2,186	#146
1991	1,999	#160
1992	1,769	#183
1993	1,727	#186
1994	1,615	#192
1995	1,516	#200
1996	1,609	#194
1997	1,458	#212
1998	1,398	#228
1999	1,300	#246
2000	1,251	#264
2001	1,256	#261
2002	1,041	#286
2003	1,089	#286
2004	1,087	#293
2005	1,045	#315
2006	1,010	#318
2007	995	#323
2008	1,049	#319
2009	820	#370
2010	749	#384
2011	723	#394
2012	619	#444
2013	636	#449
2014	656	#452
2015	603	#488
2016	597	#503
2017	496	#554
2018	455	#599
2019	381	#676
2020	456	#601
2021	354	#729
2022	341	#750
2023	287	#846
2024	277	#867