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
- Peak · boys
- 1941 · 16,799 births
- Debut · boys
- 136 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 58 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 615,102since 1880
Jerry over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #906 | 262 | |
| 2024 | — | #866 | 279 | |
| 2023 | — | #845 | 287 | |
| 2022 | — | #751 | 341 | |
| 2021 | — | #729 | 354 | |
| 2020 | — | #601 | 457 | |
| 2019 | — | #676 | 381 | |
| 2018 | — | #600 | 455 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #554 | 496 |
| 2016 | — | #503 | 597 | |
| 2015 | — | #487 | 603 | |
| 2014 | — | #452 | 656 | |
| 2013 | — | #449 | 636 | |
| 2012 | — | #444 | 620 | |
| 2011 | — | #393 | 724 | |
| 2010 | — | #384 | 750 | |
| 2009 | — | #370 | 820 | |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #319 | 1,049 |
| 2007 | — | #322 | 996 | |
| 2006 | — | #318 | 1,010 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #315 | 1,046 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #293 | 1,088 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #286 | 1,089 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #286 | 1,041 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #261 | 1,256 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #264 | 1,251 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #246 | 1,300 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #228 | 1,398 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #212 | 1,458 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #194 | 1,609 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #200 | 1,516 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #192 | 1,615 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #186 | 1,727 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #183 | 1,769 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #160 | 1,999 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 | #146 | 2,186 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #142 | 2,165 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #130 | 2,266 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | #125 | 2,233 |
| 1986 | #2,973 | 31 | #121 | 2,267 |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | #116 | 2,423 |
| 1984 | #2,677 | 34 | #111 | 2,457 |
| 1983 | #2,272 | 42 | #103 | 2,757 |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #100 | 2,942 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #97 | 3,056 |
| 1980 | #1,886 | 57 | #94 | 3,189 |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 | #85 | 3,446 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #82 | 3,427 |
| 1977 | #2,063 | 46 | #75 | 3,745 |
| 1976 | #1,514 | 68 | #67 | 4,070 |
| 1975 | #1,415 | 74 | #65 | 4,311 |
| 1974 | #1,563 | 61 | #61 | 4,664 |
| 1973 | #1,276 | 81 | #57 | 5,097 |
| 1972 | #1,161 | 93 | #53 | 5,597 |
| 1971 | #1,194 | 95 | #50 | 6,572 |
| 1970 | #1,060 | 115 | #45 | 7,422 |
| 1969 | #1,124 | 97 | #45 | 7,283 |
| 1968 | #1,002 | 109 | #44 | 7,450 |
| 1967 | #973 | 110 | #41 | 7,780 |
| 1966 | #1,031 | 101 | #41 | 8,429 |
| 1965 | #957 | 114 | #41 | 9,015 |
| 1964 | #881 | 139 | #40 | 9,606 |
| 1963 | #973 | 119 | #38 | 10,189 |
| 1962 | #825 | 161 | #38 | 10,576 |
| 1961 | #961 | 126 | #37 | 11,381 |
| 1960 | #829 | 158 | #37 | 11,835 |
| 1959 | #727 | 192 | #36 | 12,324 |
| 1958 | #679 | 212 | #35 | 12,917 |
| 1957 | #638 | 236 | #35 | 13,283 |
| 1956 | #650 | 216 | #35 | 12,623 |
| 1955 | #630 | 218 | #33 | 12,975 |
| 1954 | #572 | 245 | #31 | 13,681 |
| 1953 | #515 | 277 | #29 | 13,901 |
| 1952 | #517 | 265 | #26 | 14,438 |
| 1951 | #469 | 315 | #24 | 15,164 |
| 1950 | #429 | 352 | #24 | 15,261 |
| 1949 | #424 | 344 | #23 | 15,871 |
| 1948 | #380 | 433 | #21 | 16,809 |
| 1947 | #370 | 469 | #20 | 18,794 |
| 1946 | #346 | 475 | #20 | 17,567 |
| 1945 | #335 | 414 | #20 | 14,704 |
| 1944 | #292 | 540 | #19 | 16,282 |
| 1943 | #281 | 626 | #17 | 17,730 |
| 1942 | #276 | 611 | #16 | 17,488 |
| 1941 | #272 | 547 | #14 | 16,799 |
| 1940 | #272 | 522 | #14 | 15,213 |
| 1939 | #276 | 505 | #16 | 13,729 |
| 1938 | #290 | 470 | #17 | 12,172 |
| 1937 | #300 | 422 | #17 | 10,301 |
| 1936 | #286 | 446 | #18 | 9,271 |
| 1935 | #297 | 414 | #22 | 8,452 |
| 1934 | #320 | 382 | #25 | 7,134 |
| 1933 | #315 | 390 | #31 | 6,066 |
| 1932 | #329 | 375 | #34 | 5,303 |
| 1931 | #324 | 385 | #43 | 4,371 |
| 1930 | #345 | 362 | #51 | 3,891 |
| 1929 | #399 | 276 | #61 | 2,991 |
| 1928 | #402 | 281 | #78 | 2,588 |
| 1927 | #433 | 254 | #93 | 2,215 |
| 1926 | #449 | 226 | #97 | 1,934 |
| 1925 | #455 | 232 | #107 | 1,625 |
| 1924 | #471 | 217 | #123 | 1,466 |
| 1923 | #502 | 192 | #131 | 1,276 |
| 1922 | #550 | 167 | #135 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | #553 | 165 | #141 | 1,114 |
| 1920 | #553 | 167 | #144 | 1,043 |
| 1919 | #587 | 142 | #147 | 917 |
| 1918 | #602 | 140 | #147 | 986 |
| 1917 | #670 | 103 | #150 | 861 |
| 1916 | #638 | 112 | #145 | 885 |
| 1915 | #743 | 80 | #147 | 801 |
| 1914 | #788 | 54 | #144 | 649 |
| 1913 | #803 | 43 | #150 | 493 |
| 1912 | #763 | 43 | #147 | 405 |
| 1911 | #714 | 37 | #140 | 238 |
| 1910 | #737 | 33 | #131 | 251 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | #138 | 192 |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | #128 | 198 |
| 1907 | #990 | 15 | #141 | 165 |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 | #142 | 146 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #121 | 177 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #119 | 177 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #158 | 112 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #130 | 148 |
| 1901 | — | #141 | 116 | |
| 1900 | #970 | 15 | #113 | 205 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #142 | 111 |
| 1898 | — | #126 | 143 | |
| 1897 | — | #137 | 118 | |
| 1896 | — | #171 | 94 | |
| 1895 | — | #151 | 102 | |
| 1894 | — | #125 | 127 | |
| 1893 | — | #128 | 118 | |
| 1892 | — | #136 | 117 | |
| 1891 | — | #128 | 107 | |
| 1890 | — | #137 | 103 | |
| 1889 | — | #129 | 110 | |
| 1888 | — | #163 | 92 | |
| 1887 | — | #131 | 98 | |
| 1886 | — | #118 | 125 | |
| 1885 | — | #119 | 115 | |
| 1884 | — | #120 | 121 | |
| 1883 | — | #118 | 107 | |
| 1882 | — | #132 | 105 | |
| 1881 | — | #121 | 97 | |
| 1880 | — | #99 | 136 | |
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 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#49 · 1 in 238
- North Carolina#60 · 1 in 298
- West Virginia#63 · 1 in 302
- South Carolina#63 · 1 in 339
- Oklahoma#64 · 1 in 304
Best ever in a state: #2 in Oklahoma, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #49 | 81 | 1 in 238 |
| North Carolina | #60 | 129 | 1 in 298 |
| South Carolina | #63 | 62 | 1 in 339 |
| West Virginia | #63 | 42 | 1 in 302 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 85 | 1 in 304 |
| Arkansas | #65 | 57 | 1 in 270 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 83 | 1 in 323 |
| Tennessee | #66 | 95 | 1 in 343 |
| Alabama | #70 | 78 | 1 in 334 |
| Georgia | #74 | 102 | 1 in 398 |
| New Mexico | #77 | 34 | 1 in 340 |
| Virginia | #77 | 75 | 1 in 470 |
| Louisiana | #79 | 91 | 1 in 415 |
| Indiana | #81 | 93 | 1 in 426 |
| Texas | #82 | 366 | 1 in 394 |
| Missouri | #88 | 72 | 1 in 510 |
| Florida | #89 | 132 | 1 in 500 |
| Illinois | #101 | 140 | 1 in 599 |
| Kansas | #102 | 31 | 1 in 577 |
| Michigan | #103 | 100 | 1 in 649 |
| Ohio | #105 | 112 | 1 in 706 |
| Hawaii | #110 | 13 | 1 in 537 |
| Oregon | #111 | 29 | 1 in 659 |
| Iowa | #119 | 28 | 1 in 759 |
| Alaska | #121 | 8 | 1 in 561 |
| Nebraska | #125 | 14 | 1 in 867 |
| Wisconsin | #125 | 34 | 1 in 1,020 |
| South Dakota | #126 | 7 | 1 in 765 |
| Nevada | #127 | 8 | 1 in 726 |
| New York | #131 | 129 | 1 in 899 |
| North Dakota | #134 | 7 | 1 in 864 |
| Pennsylvania | #146 | 63 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Utah | #146 | 22 | 1 in 873 |
| Washington | #146 | 31 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Connecticut | #147 | 16 | 1 in 1,129 |
| California | #148 | 279 | 1 in 734 |
| Idaho | #148 | 9 | 1 in 910 |
| Maryland | #151 | 27 | 1 in 948 |
| Minnesota | #155 | 21 | 1 in 1,560 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 37 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Maine | #162 | 5 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Montana | #163 | 6 | 1 in 991 |
| Colorado | #164 | 23 | 1 in 1,092 |
| District of Columbia | #165 | 9 | 1 in 860 |
| Massachusetts | #176 | 19 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Arizona | #186 | 22 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #14 (16,799 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 58 yrs · run 1926–1982
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 73 boys born in 1941 were named Jerry (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,519 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 27.2% of all boys named Jerry (167,257) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,106 | #99 (1880) | #125 |
| 1890s | 1,140 | #125 (1894) | #138 |
| 1900s | 1,636 | #113 (1900) | #133 |
| 1910s | 6,486 | #131 (1910) | #145 |
| 1920s | 17,449 | #61 (1929) | #111 |
| 1930s | 80,690 | #16 (1939) | #27 |
| 1940s | 167,257 | #14 (1941) | #18 |
| 1950s | 136,567 | #24 (1950) | #31 |
| 1960s | 93,544 | #37 (1960) | #40 |
| 1970s | 48,351 | #45 (1970) | #64 |
| 1980s | 25,755 | #94 (1980) | #114 |
| 1990s | 16,577 | #146 (1990) | #195 |
| 2000s | 10,646 | #261 (2001) | #303 |
| 2010s | 5,918 | #384 (2010) | #494 |
| 2020s | 1,980 | #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 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 30,238 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 84.6% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,873Tynisha57
- #1,873Yael57
- #1,873Yuliana57
- #1,900Jerry56
- #1,900Abra56
- #1,900Adrien56
- #1,900Aubrie56
- #1,922Amiee55
- #1,922Anh55
- #1,922Cristie55
Tied with 21 names at #1,900; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 617 of them was named Jerry, which outranked 98.6% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.