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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #49 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 175 boysAKMaine: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 699 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 975 boysNHWashington: #80 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 447 boysWAIdaho: #51 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 205 boysIDMontana: #79 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 334 boysMTNorth Dakota: #83 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 370 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 595 boysMNIllinois: #75 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 409 boysILWisconsin: #81 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 507 boysWIMichigan: #65 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 335 boysMINew York: #100 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 653 boysNYMassachusetts: #139 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,259 boysMARhode Island: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,119 boysRIOregon: #75 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 377 boysORNevada: #71 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 331 boysNVWyoming: #72 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 322 boysWYSouth Dakota: #64 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 259 boysSDIowa: #75 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 363 boysIAIndiana: #50 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 203 boysINOhio: #54 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 299 boysOHPennsylvania: #114 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 764 boysPANew Jersey: #117 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 745 boysNJConnecticut: #176 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,395 boysCTCalifornia: #81 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 412 boysCAUtah: #83 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 386 boysUTColorado: #80 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 431 boysCONebraska: #71 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 347 boysNEMissouri: #49 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 201 boysMOKentucky: #34 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 140 boysKYWest Virginia: #36 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 132 boysWVVirginia: #39 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 187 boysVAMaryland: #59 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 341 boysMDDelaware: #63 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 306 boysDEArizona: #65 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 287 boysAZNew Mexico: #37 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 163 boysNMKansas: #66 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 329 boysKSArkansas: #28 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 124 boysARTennessee: #27 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 134 boysTNNorth Carolina: #31 for boys · 268 births · 1 in 147 boysNCSouth Carolina: #36 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 176 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 758 boysDCOklahoma: #41 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 153 boysOKLouisiana: #56 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 270 boysLAMississippi: #28 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 141 boysMSAlabama: #26 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 127 boysALGeorgia: #41 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 202 boysGAHawaii: #42 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 172 boysHITexas: #41 for boys · 484 births · 1 in 216 boysTXFlorida: #53 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 274 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#26 · 1 in 127
  2. Tennessee#27 · 1 in 134
  3. Arkansas#28 · 1 in 124
  4. Mississippi#28 · 1 in 141
  5. North Carolina#31 · 1 in 147

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#262101 in 127
Tennessee#272341 in 134
Arkansas#281211 in 124
Mississippi#281351 in 141
North Carolina#312681 in 147
Kentucky#341841 in 140
South Carolina#361211 in 176
West Virginia#36991 in 132
New Mexico#37541 in 163
Virginia#391691 in 187
Georgia#411941 in 202
Oklahoma#411191 in 153
Texas#414841 in 216
Hawaii#42341 in 172
Alaska#49141 in 175
Missouri#491641 in 201
Indiana#501961 in 203
Idaho#51291 in 205
Florida#531811 in 274
Ohio#542581 in 299
Louisiana#561101 in 270
Maryland#59631 in 341
Delaware#63111 in 306
South Dakota#64171 in 259
Arizona#65601 in 287
Michigan#651961 in 335
Kansas#66421 in 329
Nebraska#71301 in 347
Nevada#71101 in 331
Wyoming#7271 in 322
Illinois#751911 in 409
Iowa#75501 in 363
Oregon#75381 in 377
Montana#79141 in 334
Colorado#80421 in 431
Washington#80481 in 447
California#813501 in 412
Wisconsin#81581 in 507
North Dakota#83121 in 370
Utah#83331 in 386
Minnesota#98431 in 595
New York#1001751 in 653
Maine#111101 in 699
Pennsylvania#114971 in 764
New Jersey#117581 in 745
Rhode Island#13051 in 1,119
New Hampshire#13551 in 975
Massachusetts#139281 in 1,259
District of Columbia#144111 in 758
Connecticut#176121 in 1,395
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 1973

girls
#1,276
81 births · 1 in 18,003 girls
boys
#57
5,097 births · 1 in 306 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #1,276Jerry81

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #57Jerry5,097
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 18,003 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 87.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #1,266Karmen82
  2. #1,266Tobi82
  3. #1,266Yasmin82
  4. #1,276Jerry81
  5. #1,276Carina81
  6. #1,276Davida81
  7. #1,276Devon81
  8. #1,286Aletha80
  9. #1,286Bambi80
  10. #1,286Jannette80

Tied with 9 names at #1,276; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 306 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 99.0% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #54Shane5,710
  2. #55Benjamin5,226
  3. #56Dennis5,176
  4. #57Jerry5,097
  5. #58Brandon5,065
  6. #59Troy5,064
  7. #60Raymond4,831
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →