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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #42 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 177 boysAKMaine: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 521 boysMEVermont: #83 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 409 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNHWashington: #57 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 253 boysWAIdaho: #34 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 134 boysIDMontana: #53 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 221 boysMTNorth Dakota: #54 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 218 boysNDMinnesota: #69 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 339 boysMNIllinois: #46 for boys · 389 births · 1 in 245 boysILWisconsin: #66 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 361 boysWIMichigan: #48 for boys · 311 births · 1 in 254 boysMINew York: #107 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 708 boysNYMassachusetts: #124 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,272 boysMARhode Island: #63 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 427 boysRIOregon: #40 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 176 boysORNevada: #60 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 258 boysNVWyoming: #33 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 115 boysWYSouth Dakota: #56 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 222 boysSDIowa: #41 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 161 boysIAIndiana: #32 for boys · 360 births · 1 in 126 boysINOhio: #40 for boys · 504 births · 1 in 184 boysOHPennsylvania: #86 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 555 boysPANew Jersey: #107 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 748 boysNJConnecticut: #120 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 954 boysCTCalifornia: #49 for boys · 641 births · 1 in 259 boysCAUtah: #41 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 161 boysUTColorado: #42 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 191 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 237 boysNEMissouri: #36 for boys · 268 births · 1 in 143 boysMOKentucky: #30 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 118 boysKYWest Virginia: #25 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 99 boysWVVirginia: #34 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 172 boysVAMaryland: #62 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 348 boysMDDelaware: #93 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 542 boysDEArizona: #48 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 227 boysAZNew Mexico: #33 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 131 boysNMKansas: #38 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 144 boysKSArkansas: #12 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 75 boysARTennessee: #18 for boys · 394 births · 1 in 85 boysTNNorth Carolina: #19 for boys · 443 births · 1 in 97 boysNCSouth Carolina: #22 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 116 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #143 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 782 boysDCOklahoma: #23 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 100 boysOKLouisiana: #31 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 141 boysLAMississippi: #14 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 82 boysMSAlabama: #23 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 105 boysALGeorgia: #28 for boys · 333 births · 1 in 127 boysGAHawaii: #57 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 216 boysHITexas: #27 for boys · 730 births · 1 in 137 boysTXFlorida: #41 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 215 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#12 · 1 in 75
  2. Mississippi#14 · 1 in 82
  3. Tennessee#18 · 1 in 85
  4. North Carolina#19 · 1 in 97
  5. South Carolina#22 · 1 in 116

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#122101 in 75
Mississippi#142591 in 82
Tennessee#183941 in 85
North Carolina#194431 in 97
South Carolina#221991 in 116
Alabama#232901 in 105
Oklahoma#231801 in 100
West Virginia#251441 in 99
Texas#277301 in 137
Georgia#283331 in 127
Kentucky#302361 in 118
Louisiana#312501 in 141
Indiana#323601 in 126
New Mexico#33741 in 131
Wyoming#33191 in 115
Idaho#34401 in 134
Virginia#342151 in 172
Missouri#362681 in 143
Kansas#381111 in 144
Ohio#405041 in 184
Oregon#40851 in 176
Florida#412221 in 215
Iowa#411471 in 161
Utah#41641 in 161
Alaska#42161 in 177
Colorado#42871 in 191
Illinois#463891 in 245
Arizona#48631 in 227
Michigan#483111 in 254
California#496411 in 259
Montana#53241 in 221
North Dakota#54251 in 218
Nebraska#55501 in 237
South Dakota#56241 in 222
Hawaii#57281 in 216
Washington#57961 in 253
Nevada#60131 in 258
Maryland#62851 in 348
Rhode Island#63181 in 427
Wisconsin#661061 in 361
Minnesota#69941 in 339
Vermont#8381 in 409
Pennsylvania#861721 in 555
Maine#90161 in 521
Delaware#9381 in 542
New Jersey#107751 in 748
New York#1072221 in 708
Connecticut#120251 in 954
Massachusetts#124381 in 1,272
District of Columbia#143161 in 782
New Hampshire———

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 1966

girls
#1,031
101 births · 1 in 16,754 girls
boys
#41
8,429 births · 1 in 212 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,031Jerry101

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #41Jerry8,429
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 16,754 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 86.5% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #1,022Penni102
  2. #1,022Rhea102
  3. #1,022Rosario102
  4. #1,031Jerry101
  5. #1,031Antonette101
  6. #1,031Carin101
  7. #1,031Glynis101
  8. #1,042Brandy100
  9. #1,042Gretta100
  10. #1,042Jena100

Tied with 10 names at #1,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 212 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #38Larry8,709
  2. #39Peter8,584
  3. #40Terry8,455
  4. #41Jerry8,429
  5. #42Jeffery7,904
  6. #43Frank7,787
  7. #44Dennis7,786
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →