Jerry

“Diminutive of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, or similar names” — English, clipping + -y origin

Boy's name · #907 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Jerry is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1940, when it ranked #14. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 615,000 boys since 1880, ranked #907 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jerrys

Jerry Lewis — American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)
Jerry Seinfeld — American comedian and actor
Jerry Lee Lewis — American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022)
Jerry Goldsmith — American film composer (1929–2004)
Jerry Rawlings — fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

In stories & tradition

Jerry — Tom and Jerry: The Movie · Tom and Jerry Tales
Jerry (Mister No) — comics character
Jerry Seinfeld — Seinfeld

What Jerrys become

Among 2,666 notable people named Jerry:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jerry West, American basketball player and executive (1938-2024).

Similar names: Jeriah · Douglas · Jeffery · Terry · Larry · Gary

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