Jerry

Last seen for girls in 2017 at #14,124 · #906 for boys in 2025, 262 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#14
1941 · 16,799 births
Debut · boys
1880
136 births
In top 100 · boys
58 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
615,102
since 1880

Jerry over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #14, 1941boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#906262
2024—#866279
2023—#845287
2022—#751341
2021—#729354
2020—#601457
2019—#676381
2018—#600455
2017#14,1246#554496
2016—#503597
2015—#487603
2014—#452656
2013—#449636
2012—#444620
2011—#393724
2010—#384750
2009—#370820
2008#12,5798#3191,049
2007—#322996
2006—#3181,010
2005#16,4625#3151,046
2004#12,7617#2931,088
2003#13,8446#2861,089
2002#12,1877#2861,041
2001#13,5216#2611,256
2000#9,16310#2641,251
1999#9,4799#2461,300
1998#12,4266#2281,398
1997#6,16315#2121,458
1996#7,13012#1941,609
1995#5,67716#2001,516
1994#5,71316#1921,615
1993#5,41917#1861,727
1992#5,26718#1831,769
1991#5,18118#1601,999
1990#4,23023#1462,186
1989#3,89325#1422,165
1988#2,86736#1302,266
1987#2,85234#1252,233
1986#2,97331#1212,267
1985#2,17248#1162,423
1984#2,67734#1112,457
1983#2,27242#1032,757
1982#1,90056#1002,942
1981#2,84731#973,056
1980#1,88657#943,189
1979#2,21844#853,446
1978#1,86253#823,427
1977#2,06346#753,745
1976#1,51468#674,070
1975#1,41574#654,311
1974#1,56361#614,664
1973#1,27681#575,097
1972#1,16193#535,597
1971#1,19495#506,572
1970#1,060115#457,422
1969#1,12497#457,283
1968#1,002109#447,450
1967#973110#417,780
1966#1,031101#418,429
1965#957114#419,015
1964#881139#409,606
1963#973119#3810,189
1962#825161#3810,576
1961#961126#3711,381
1960#829158#3711,835
1959#727192#3612,324
1958#679212#3512,917
1957#638236#3513,283
1956#650216#3512,623
1955#630218#3312,975
1954#572245#3113,681
1953#515277#2913,901
1952#517265#2614,438
1951#469315#2415,164
1950#429352#2415,261
1949#424344#2315,871
1948#380433#2116,809
1947#370469#2018,794
1946#346475#2017,567
1945#335414#2014,704
1944#292540#1916,282
1943#281626#1717,730
1942#276611#1617,488
1941#272547#1416,799
1940#272522#1415,213
1939#276505#1613,729
1938#290470#1712,172
1937#300422#1710,301
1936#286446#189,271
1935#297414#228,452
1934#320382#257,134
1933#315390#316,066
1932#329375#345,303
1931#324385#434,371
1930#345362#513,891
1929#399276#612,991
1928#402281#782,588
1927#433254#932,215
1926#449226#971,934
1925#455232#1071,625
1924#471217#1231,466
1923#502192#1311,276
1922#550167#1351,197
1921#553165#1411,114
1920#553167#1441,043
1919#587142#147917
1918#602140#147986
1917#670103#150861
1916#638112#145885
1915#74380#147801
1914#78854#144649
1913#80343#150493
1912#76343#147405
1911#71437#140238
1910#73733#131251
1909#1,01516#138192
1908#88220#128198
1907#99015#141165
1906#89517#142146
1905#1,09312#121177
1904#1,3648#119177
1903#1,4407#158112
1902#1,13310#130148
1901—#141116
1900#97015#113205
1899#1,2787#142111
1898—#126143
1897—#137118
1896—#17194
1895—#151102
1894—#125127
1893—#128118
1892—#136117
1891—#128107
1890—#137103
1889—#129110
1888—#16392
1887—#13198
1886—#118125
1885—#119115
1884—#120121
1883—#118107
1882—#132105
1881—#12197
1880—#99136
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jerry was already there! It came in at #99, and was given to 136 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1897, when fewer than 140 boys a year got the name.

Where Jerry is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedAKMaine: #128 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 649 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNHWashington: #19 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 104 boysWAIdaho: #14 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 74 boysIDMontana: #59 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 221 boysMTNorth Dakota: #81 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 297 boysNDMinnesota: #44 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 203 boysMNIllinois: #32 for boys · 305 births · 1 in 170 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 232 boysWIMichigan: #28 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 146 boysMINew York: #56 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 288 boysNYMassachusetts: #136 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,656 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedRIOregon: #28 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 131 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNVWyoming: #18 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 73 boysWYSouth Dakota: #39 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 165 boysSDIowa: #23 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 113 boysIAIndiana: #17 for boys · 253 births · 1 in 91 boysINOhio: #26 for boys · 320 births · 1 in 144 boysOHPennsylvania: #71 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 488 boysPANew Jersey: #68 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 434 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 713 boysCTCalifornia: #30 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 142 boysCAUtah: #16 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 83 boysUTColorado: #27 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 129 boysCONebraska: #17 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 94 boysNEMissouri: #20 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 95 boysMOKentucky: #56 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 291 boysKYWest Virginia: #56 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 289 boysWVVirginia: #65 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 335 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 651 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedDEArizona: #45 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 173 boysAZNew Mexico: #37 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 164 boysNMKansas: #16 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 92 boysKSArkansas: #23 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 129 boysARTennessee: #38 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 195 boysTNNorth Carolina: #41 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 206 boysNCSouth Carolina: #56 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 270 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 478 boysDCOklahoma: #16 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 85 boysOKLouisiana: #30 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 144 boysLAMississippi: #39 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 187 boysMSAlabama: #41 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 201 boysALGeorgia: #45 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 252 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 480 boysHITexas: #21 for boys · 430 births · 1 in 131 boysTXFlorida: #45 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 206 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#14 · 1 in 74
  2. Utah#16 · 1 in 83
  3. Oklahoma#16 · 1 in 85
  4. Kansas#16 · 1 in 92
  5. Indiana#17 · 1 in 91

Best ever in a state: #2 in Oklahoma, 1940.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#14461 in 74
Kansas#161521 in 92
Oklahoma#162561 in 85
Utah#16561 in 83
Indiana#172531 in 91
Nebraska#171171 in 94
Wyoming#18201 in 73
Washington#19871 in 104
Missouri#202901 in 95
Texas#214301 in 131
Arkansas#231371 in 129
Iowa#231611 in 113
Ohio#263201 in 144
Colorado#27621 in 129
Michigan#282571 in 146
Oregon#28401 in 131
California#302491 in 142
Louisiana#301341 in 144
Illinois#323051 in 170
New Mexico#37291 in 164
Tennessee#381311 in 195
Mississippi#391061 in 187
South Dakota#39331 in 165
Alabama#411381 in 201
North Carolina#411651 in 206
Minnesota#44981 in 203
Arizona#45231 in 173
Florida#45591 in 206
Georgia#451161 in 252
Kentucky#56901 in 291
New York#563081 in 288
South Carolina#56701 in 270
West Virginia#56581 in 289
Wisconsin#561001 in 232
Montana#59161 in 221
Virginia#65671 in 335
New Jersey#68611 in 434
Pennsylvania#711511 in 488
North Dakota#81201 in 297
Connecticut#89141 in 713
District of Columbia#9081 in 478
Hawaii#9271 in 480
Maryland#95181 in 651
Maine#128101 in 649
Massachusetts#136181 in 1,656
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jerry
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 40 spots since 2024 (#866 → #906)
  • 305 spots since 2020 (#601 → #906)
  • 419 spots since 2015 (#487 → #906)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 2020 (#676 → #601)
  • Biggest drop: 128 spots in 2021 (#601 → #729)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1941 at #14 (16,799 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 58 yrs · run 1926–1982
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 73
  • Highest: 1 in 73 boys born in 1941 were named Jerry (1.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,519 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 27.2% of all boys named Jerry (167,257) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,106#99 (1880)#125
1890s1,140#125 (1894)#138
1900s1,636#113 (1900)#133
1910s6,486#131 (1910)#145
1920s17,449#61 (1929)#111
1930s80,690#16 (1939)#27
1940s167,257#14 (1941)#18
1950s136,567#24 (1950)#31
1960s93,544#37 (1960)#40
1970s48,351#45 (1970)#64
1980s25,755#94 (1980)#114
1990s16,577#146 (1990)#195
2000s10,646#261 (2001)#303
2010s5,918#384 (2010)#494
2020s1,980#601 (2020)#783

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jerry in 1932

girls
#329
375 births · 1 in 2,846 girls
boys
#34
5,303 births · 1 in 197 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #329Jerry375

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #34Jerry5,303
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 2,846 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 93.5% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #326Elinor378
  2. #326Sophie378
  3. #328Lupe376
  4. #329Jerry375
  5. #330Lenore373
  6. #331Robbie371
  7. #332Lucile367
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 197 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 99.2% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #31Willie6,547
  2. #32Harry5,706
  3. #33Fred5,525
  4. #34Jerry5,303
  5. #35Lawrence5,295
  6. #36Howard5,292
  7. #37Norman5,268
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →