Jerold

Where Jerold comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jerold.

Jerold through the years
  1. 1873
    Jerold T. Hevener born
    American actor, film director
  2. 1908
    Jerold Wells born
    English actor
  3. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,269 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1942
    Peak, #403
    228 babies named Jerold, the most in any year.
  5. 1958
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #703.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Jerold T. Hevener · American actor, film director, 1873–1947
  • Jerold Wells · English actor, 1908–1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.