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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #22 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 57 boysAKMaine: #88 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 454 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 240 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNHWashington: #15 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 62 boysWAIdaho: #10 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 53 boysIDMontana: #12 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 57 boysMTNorth Dakota: #17 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 75 boysNDMinnesota: #22 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 105 boysMNIllinois: #17 for boys · 932 births · 1 in 69 boysILWisconsin: #24 for boys · 241 births · 1 in 110 boysWIMichigan: #21 for boys · 632 births · 1 in 79 boysMINew York: #61 for boys · 334 births · 1 in 301 boysNYMassachusetts: #130 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,587 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedRIOregon: #12 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 52 boysORNevada: #31 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 99 boysNVWyoming: #13 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 48 boysWYSouth Dakota: #14 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 52 boysSDIowa: #11 for boys · 551 births · 1 in 39 boysIAIndiana: #10 for boys · 881 births · 1 in 34 boysINOhio: #15 for boys · 972 births · 1 in 61 boysOHPennsylvania: #51 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 278 boysPANew Jersey: #63 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 374 boysNJConnecticut: #83 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 590 boysCTCalifornia: #18 for boys · 711 births · 1 in 82 boysCAUtah: #13 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 66 boysUTColorado: #13 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 62 boysCONebraska: #9 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 42 boysNEMissouri: #9 for boys · 834 births · 1 in 37 boysMOKentucky: #12 for boys · 475 births · 1 in 60 boysKYWest Virginia: #10 for boys · 420 births · 1 in 47 boysWVVirginia: #14 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 86 boysVAMaryland: #39 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 187 boysMDDelaware: #46 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 194 boysDEArizona: #15 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 80 boysAZNew Mexico: #8 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 55 boysNMKansas: #11 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 43 boysKSArkansas: #6 for boys · 625 births · 1 in 32 boysARTennessee: #6 for boys · 763 births · 1 in 39 boysTNNorth Carolina: #6 for boys · 888 births · 1 in 44 boysNCSouth Carolina: #16 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 88 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #51 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 250 boysDCOklahoma: #2 for boys · 820 births · 1 in 26 boysOKLouisiana: #10 for boys · 362 births · 1 in 67 boysLAMississippi: #11 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 63 boysMSAlabama: #8 for boys · 637 births · 1 in 46 boysALGeorgia: #9 for boys · 549 births · 1 in 59 boysGAHawaii: #28 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 103 boysHITexas: #6 for boys · 1,509 births · 1 in 44 boysTXFlorida: #17 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 100 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#2 · 1 in 26
  2. Arkansas#6 · 1 in 32
  3. Tennessee#6 · 1 in 39
  4. North Carolina#6 · 1 in 44
  5. Texas#6 · 1 in 44

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#28201 in 26
Arkansas#66251 in 32
North Carolina#68881 in 44
Tennessee#67631 in 39
Texas#61,5091 in 44
Alabama#86371 in 46
New Mexico#81091 in 55
Georgia#95491 in 59
Missouri#98341 in 37
Nebraska#92391 in 42
Idaho#10911 in 53
Indiana#108811 in 34
Louisiana#103621 in 67
West Virginia#104201 in 47
Iowa#115511 in 39
Kansas#113141 in 43
Mississippi#113501 in 63
Kentucky#124751 in 60
Montana#12831 in 57
Oregon#121611 in 52
Colorado#131571 in 62
Utah#13881 in 66
Wyoming#13401 in 48
South Dakota#14981 in 52
Virginia#143001 in 86
Arizona#15651 in 80
Ohio#159721 in 61
Washington#152221 in 62
South Carolina#162481 in 88
Florida#171661 in 100
Illinois#179321 in 69
North Dakota#17751 in 75
California#187111 in 82
Michigan#216321 in 79
Alaska#2291 in 57
Minnesota#222341 in 105
Wisconsin#242411 in 110
Hawaii#28381 in 103
Nevada#3171 in 99
Maryland#39811 in 187
Delaware#46101 in 194
District of Columbia#51301 in 250
Pennsylvania#512921 in 278
Vermont#58111 in 240
New York#613341 in 301
New Jersey#63811 in 374
Connecticut#83221 in 590
Maine#88151 in 454
Massachusetts#130211 in 1,587
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———

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 1941

girls
#272
547 births · 1 in 2,209 girls
boys
#14
16,799 births · 1 in 73 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #272Jerry547

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #14Jerry16,799
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 2,209 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 94.7% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #269Laverne565
  2. #270Beulah554
  3. #270Nelda554
  4. #272Jerry547
  5. #273Penelope546
  6. #274Vicki542
  7. #275Muriel541
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 73 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,002 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. #11Larry20,134
  2. #12Joseph19,808
  3. #13George19,260
  4. #14Jerry16,799
  5. #15Kenneth16,143
  6. #16Michael15,935
  7. #17Edward15,580
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →