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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #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 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #76 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 334 boysAKMaine: #134 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 849 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 563 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNHWashington: #102 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 558 boysWAIdaho: #122 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 664 boysIDMontana: #100 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 457 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #121 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 950 boysMNIllinois: #97 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 575 boysILWisconsin: #136 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,147 boysWIMichigan: #90 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 540 boysMINew York: #140 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 882 boysNYMassachusetts: #164 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,579 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jerry, so not publishedRIOregon: #104 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 584 boysORNevada: #143 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 825 boysNVWyoming: #112 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 539 boysWYSouth Dakota: #143 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 873 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 514 boysIAIndiana: #76 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 389 boysINOhio: #88 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 547 boysOHPennsylvania: #136 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,112 boysPANew Jersey: #120 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 862 boysNJConnecticut: #146 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,028 boysCTCalifornia: #114 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 583 boysCAUtah: #111 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 662 boysUTColorado: #92 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 491 boysCONebraska: #110 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 645 boysNEMissouri: #63 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 312 boysMOKentucky: #57 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 235 boysKYWest Virginia: #54 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 248 boysWVVirginia: #65 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 341 boysVAMaryland: #89 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 508 boysMDDelaware: #87 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 445 boysDEArizona: #139 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 730 boysAZNew Mexico: #54 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 229 boysNMKansas: #88 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 433 boysKSArkansas: #48 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 191 boysARTennessee: #49 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 209 boysTNNorth Carolina: #49 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 225 boysNCSouth Carolina: #64 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #80 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 384 boysDCOklahoma: #52 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 223 boysOKLouisiana: #64 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 306 boysLAMississippi: #44 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 207 boysMSAlabama: #54 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 230 boysALGeorgia: #54 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 252 boysGAHawaii: #102 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 453 boysHITexas: #74 for boys · 349 births · 1 in 330 boysTXFlorida: #89 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 495 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#44 · 1 in 207
  2. Arkansas#48 · 1 in 191
  3. Tennessee#49 · 1 in 209
  4. North Carolina#49 · 1 in 225
  5. Oklahoma#52 · 1 in 223

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#44891 in 207
Arkansas#48771 in 191
North Carolina#491651 in 225
Tennessee#491531 in 209
Oklahoma#52891 in 223
Alabama#541121 in 230
Georgia#541501 in 252
New Mexico#54441 in 229
West Virginia#54551 in 248
Kentucky#571161 in 235
Missouri#631121 in 312
Louisiana#641081 in 306
South Carolina#64641 in 320
Virginia#65941 in 341
Texas#743491 in 330
Alaska#76101 in 334
Indiana#761011 in 389
District of Columbia#80201 in 384
Delaware#8781 in 445
Kansas#88361 in 433
Ohio#881411 in 547
Florida#891031 in 495
Iowa#89411 in 514
Maryland#89421 in 508
Michigan#901191 in 540
Colorado#92411 in 491
Illinois#971381 in 575
Montana#100121 in 457
Vermont#10051 in 563
Hawaii#102141 in 453
Washington#102481 in 558
Oregon#104311 in 584
Nebraska#110181 in 645
Utah#111271 in 662
Wyoming#11261 in 539
California#1142901 in 583
New Jersey#120481 in 862
Minnesota#121311 in 950
Idaho#122121 in 664
Maine#13481 in 849
Pennsylvania#136661 in 1,112
Wisconsin#136281 in 1,147
Arizona#139261 in 730
New York#1401251 in 882
Nevada#14351 in 825
South Dakota#14361 in 873
Connecticut#146161 in 1,028
Massachusetts#164211 in 1,579
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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 1978

girls
#1,862
53 births · 1 in 28,903 girls
boys
#82
3,427 births · 1 in 479 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #1,862Jerry53

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #82Jerry3,427
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 28,903 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 83.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #1,841Toby54
  2. #1,841Tyler54
  3. #1,841Zakiya54
  4. #1,862Jerry53
  5. #1,862Ashanti53
  6. #1,862Ashli53
  7. #1,862Carlotta53
  8. #1,893Chanell52
  9. #1,893Dania52
  10. #1,893Effie52

Tied with 30 names at #1,862; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 479 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerry
  1. #79Antonio3,677
  2. #80Jeffery3,543
  3. #81Jeremiah3,445
  4. #82Jerry3,427
  5. #83Wesley3,306
  6. #84Philip3,298
  7. #85Erik3,261
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →