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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedAKMaine: #91 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 478 boysMEVermont: #61 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 235 boysVTNew Hampshire: #110 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 741 boysNHWashington: #16 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 73 boysWAIdaho: #15 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 67 boysIDMontana: #15 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 63 boysMTNorth Dakota: #19 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 87 boysNDMinnesota: #24 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 114 boysMNIllinois: #21 for boys · 682 births · 1 in 98 boysILWisconsin: #21 for boys · 276 births · 1 in 103 boysWIMichigan: #22 for boys · 573 births · 1 in 93 boysMINew York: #60 for boys · 364 births · 1 in 303 boysNYMassachusetts: #107 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,038 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedRIOregon: #16 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 79 boysORNevada: #29 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 109 boysNVWyoming: #9 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 39 boysWYSouth Dakota: #17 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 61 boysSDIowa: #16 for boys · 392 births · 1 in 55 boysIAIndiana: #13 for boys · 697 births · 1 in 48 boysINOhio: #19 for boys · 743 births · 1 in 84 boysOHPennsylvania: #56 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 297 boysPANew Jersey: #69 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 431 boysNJConnecticut: #85 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 674 boysCTCalifornia: #17 for boys · 951 births · 1 in 89 boysCAUtah: #22 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 97 boysUTColorado: #20 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 91 boysCONebraska: #17 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 57 boysNEMissouri: #14 for boys · 669 births · 1 in 49 boysMOKentucky: #8 for boys · 625 births · 1 in 46 boysKYWest Virginia: #15 for boys · 318 births · 1 in 59 boysWVVirginia: #17 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 90 boysVAMaryland: #24 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 142 boysMDDelaware: #77 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 407 boysDEArizona: #15 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 80 boysAZNew Mexico: #14 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 71 boysNMKansas: #13 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 57 boysKSArkansas: #6 for boys · 624 births · 1 in 32 boysARTennessee: #6 for boys · 906 births · 1 in 35 boysTNNorth Carolina: #8 for boys · 855 births · 1 in 49 boysNCSouth Carolina: #17 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 96 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 242 boysDCOklahoma: #4 for boys · 693 births · 1 in 31 boysOKLouisiana: #14 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 76 boysLAMississippi: #9 for boys · 376 births · 1 in 63 boysMSAlabama: #7 for boys · 739 births · 1 in 44 boysALGeorgia: #10 for boys · 643 births · 1 in 57 boysGAHawaii: #49 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 160 boysHITexas: #9 for boys · 1,442 births · 1 in 55 boysTXFlorida: #17 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 91 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#4 · 1 in 31
  2. Arkansas#6 · 1 in 32
  3. Tennessee#6 · 1 in 35
  4. Alabama#7 · 1 in 44
  5. Kentucky#8 · 1 in 46

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#46931 in 31
Arkansas#66241 in 32
Tennessee#69061 in 35
Alabama#77391 in 44
Kentucky#86251 in 46
North Carolina#88551 in 49
Mississippi#93761 in 63
Texas#91,4421 in 55
Wyoming#9551 in 39
Georgia#106431 in 57
Indiana#136971 in 48
Kansas#132771 in 57
Louisiana#143531 in 76
Missouri#146691 in 49
New Mexico#14961 in 71
Arizona#15861 in 80
Idaho#15761 in 67
Montana#15711 in 63
West Virginia#153181 in 59
Iowa#163921 in 55
Oregon#161411 in 79
Washington#162771 in 73
California#179511 in 89
Florida#172571 in 91
Nebraska#171951 in 57
South Carolina#172501 in 96
South Dakota#17861 in 61
Virginia#173271 in 90
North Dakota#19661 in 87
Ohio#197431 in 84
Colorado#201231 in 91
Illinois#216821 in 98
Wisconsin#212761 in 103
Michigan#225731 in 93
Utah#22741 in 97
Maryland#241291 in 142
Minnesota#242251 in 114
Nevada#29101 in 109
District of Columbia#47411 in 242
Hawaii#49321 in 160
Pennsylvania#562821 in 297
New York#603641 in 303
Vermont#61111 in 235
New Jersey#69801 in 431
Delaware#7761 in 407
Connecticut#85231 in 674
Maine#91161 in 478
Massachusetts#107361 in 1,038
New Hampshire#11051 in 741
Alaska———
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 1944

girls
#292
540 births · 1 in 2,458 girls
boys
#19
16,282 births · 1 in 84 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #292Jerry540

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #19Jerry16,282
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 2,458 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #289Yolanda561
  2. #290Ada547
  3. #291Frankie544
  4. #292Jerry540
  5. #293Francine530
  6. #294Henrietta521
  7. #295Laverne517
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 84 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 99.5% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #16Kenneth18,093
  2. #17Paul16,661
  3. #18Edward16,482
  4. #19Jerry16,282
  5. #20Dennis13,676
  6. #21Frank11,340
  7. #22Raymond10,635
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →