Meaning not yet researched.
Jerry: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 262 in 2025. Its best rank was #14 in 1941.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #14 in 1941; #907 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Jerry in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#907 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1941, at #14.
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Jerry: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 262 boys in 2025. Peak: #14 in 1941 · most boys in one year: 18,794 (1947).
In 2025, 262 US boys were named Jerry, making it the 907th most common boys’ name of the year, down 41 places from #866 in 2024. That is 17 fewer than the 279 boys named Jerry in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #14, reached in 1941. The most boys given the name in a single year was 18,794, in 1947. For comparison, it was #488 in 2015 and #24 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jerry in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 136 babies with the name. In all, 632,416 US babies have been given the name, 2.7% of them girls and 97% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1940s, with 172,238 babies named Jerry.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 3,909 US boys were named Jerry; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 597. In 2025 that was about 1 in 6,519 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jerry ranked highest in Arkansas in 2025, at #517 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Gerry (21,125 babies since 1880), Jerold (7,434 babies since 1880), Jerrie (5,596 babies since 1880) and Jeri (23,014 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jerie, Jeree and Jerrye are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Geraldine, Geri, Gerry and Jereme.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jerie (300), Jeree (207), Jerrye (148), Jeury (143), Jery (116), Jeiry (61), Jerria (10), Jeria (6), Jerey (5), Jeiri (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 31 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6 | #517 | #456 |
| Indiana | 12 | #563 | #379 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | #588 | #429 |
| Kentucky | 7 | #595 | #441 |
| Missouri | 9 | #615 | #697 |
| Iowa | 5 | #621 | — |
| Tennessee | 10 | #694 | #411 |
| Illinois | 12 | #731 | #608 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | #811 | #597 |
| Alabama | 5 | #812 | #427 |
| Ohio | 10 | #831 | #483 |
| North Carolina | 10 | #844 | #639 |
| California | 28 | #850 | #369 |
| Maryland | 5 | #856 | #839 |
| Florida | 17 | #864 | #513 |
| Minnesota | 5 | #866 | #851 |
| Virginia | 7 | #922 | #524 |
| Georgia | 9 | #953 | #354 |
| Texas | 23 | #1,026 | #431 |
| New York | 9 | #1,248 | #414 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 262 | #907 |
| 2024 | — | — | 279 | #866 |
| 2023 | — | — | 287 | #848 |
| 2022 | — | — | 341 | #751 |
| 2021 | — | — | 354 | #729 |
| 2020 | — | — | 457 | #601 |
| 2019 | — | — | 381 | #676 |
| 2018 | — | — | 455 | #600 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,909 | 496 | #554 |
| 2016 | — | — | 597 | #503 |
| 2015 | — | — | 603 | #488 |
| 2014 | — | — | 656 | #452 |
| 2013 | — | — | 636 | #449 |
| 2012 | — | — | 620 | #444 |
| 2011 | — | — | 724 | #393 |
| 2010 | — | — | 750 | #384 |
| 2009 | — | — | 820 | #370 |
| 2008 | 8 | #13,127 | 1,049 | #319 |
| 2007 | — | — | 996 | #322 |
| 2006 | — | — | 1,010 | #318 |
| 2005 | 5 | #17,641 | 1,046 | #315 |
| 2004 | 7 | #13,375 | 1,088 | #293 |
| 2003 | 6 | #14,662 | 1,089 | #286 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,793 | 1,041 | #286 |
| 2001 | 6 | #14,302 | 1,256 | #261 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,478 | 1,251 | #264 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,841 | 1,300 | #246 |
| 1998 | 6 | #13,143 | 1,398 | #228 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,310 | 1,458 | #212 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,333 | 1,609 | #194 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,799 | 1,516 | #200 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,833 | 1,615 | #192 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,523 | 1,727 | #186 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,363 | 1,769 | #183 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,268 | 1,999 | #160 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,292 | 2,186 | #146 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,936 | 2,165 | #142 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,898 | 2,266 | #130 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,872 | 2,233 | #125 |
| 1986 | 31 | #3,006 | 2,267 | #121 |
| 1985 | 48 | #2,189 | 2,423 | #116 |
| 1984 | 34 | #2,698 | 2,457 | #111 |
| 1983 | 42 | #2,287 | 2,757 | #103 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,906 | 2,942 | #100 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,878 | 3,056 | #97 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,893 | 3,189 | #94 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,227 | 3,446 | #85 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,873 | 3,427 | #82 |
| 1977 | 46 | #2,073 | 3,745 | #75 |
| 1976 | 68 | #1,517 | 4,070 | #67 |
| 1975 | 74 | #1,418 | 4,311 | #65 |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,567 | 4,664 | #61 |
| 1973 | 81 | #1,281 | 5,097 | #57 |
| 1972 | 93 | #1,166 | 5,597 | #53 |
| 1971 | 95 | #1,198 | 6,572 | #50 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,063 | 7,422 | #45 |
| 1969 | 97 | #1,126 | 7,283 | #45 |
| 1968 | 109 | #1,003 | 7,450 | #44 |
| 1967 | 110 | #974 | 7,780 | #41 |
| 1966 | 101 | #1,034 | 8,429 | #41 |
| 1965 | 114 | #961 | 9,015 | #41 |
| 1964 | 139 | #882 | 9,606 | #40 |
| 1963 | 119 | #976 | 10,189 | #38 |
| 1962 | 161 | #828 | 10,576 | #38 |
| 1961 | 126 | #961 | 11,381 | #37 |
| 1960 | 158 | #829 | 11,835 | #37 |
| 1959 | 192 | #727 | 12,324 | #36 |
| 1958 | 212 | #679 | 12,917 | #35 |
| 1957 | 236 | #639 | 13,283 | #35 |
| 1956 | 216 | #651 | 12,623 | #35 |
| 1955 | 218 | #630 | 12,975 | #33 |
| 1954 | 245 | #573 | 13,681 | #31 |
| 1953 | 277 | #516 | 13,901 | #29 |
| 1952 | 265 | #518 | 14,438 | #26 |
| 1951 | 315 | #469 | 15,164 | #24 |
| 1950 | 352 | #430 | 15,261 | #24 |
| 1949 | 344 | #426 | 15,871 | #23 |
| 1948 | 433 | #380 | 16,809 | #21 |
| 1947 | 469 | #370 | 18,794 | #20 |
| 1946 | 475 | #346 | 17,567 | #20 |
| 1945 | 414 | #335 | 14,704 | #20 |
| 1944 | 540 | #292 | 16,282 | #19 |
| 1943 | 626 | #281 | 17,730 | #17 |
| 1942 | 611 | #276 | 17,488 | #16 |
| 1941 | 547 | #272 | 16,799 | #14 |
| 1940 | 522 | #272 | 15,213 | #14 |
| 1939 | 505 | #276 | 13,729 | #16 |
| 1938 | 470 | #290 | 12,172 | #17 |
| 1937 | 422 | #300 | 10,301 | #17 |
| 1936 | 446 | #287 | 9,271 | #18 |
| 1935 | 414 | #297 | 8,452 | #22 |
| 1934 | 382 | #320 | 7,134 | #25 |
| 1933 | 390 | #316 | 6,066 | #31 |
| 1932 | 375 | #329 | 5,303 | #34 |
| 1931 | 385 | #324 | 4,371 | #43 |
| 1930 | 362 | #347 | 3,891 | #51 |
| 1929 | 276 | #399 | 2,991 | #61 |
| 1928 | 281 | #402 | 2,588 | #79 |
| 1927 | 254 | #433 | 2,215 | #93 |
| 1926 | 226 | #450 | 1,934 | #97 |
| 1925 | 232 | #455 | 1,625 | #107 |
| 1924 | 217 | #472 | 1,466 | #123 |
| 1923 | 192 | #503 | 1,276 | #131 |
| 1922 | 167 | #550 | 1,197 | #135 |
| 1921 | 165 | #555 | 1,114 | #141 |
| 1920 | 167 | #553 | 1,043 | #144 |
| 1919 | 142 | #589 | 917 | #147 |
| 1918 | 140 | #602 | 986 | #147 |
| 1917 | 103 | #673 | 861 | #150 |
| 1916 | 112 | #639 | 885 | #145 |
| 1915 | 80 | #744 | 801 | #147 |
| 1914 | 54 | #792 | 649 | #144 |
| 1913 | 43 | #806 | 493 | #150 |
| 1912 | 43 | #764 | 405 | #147 |
| 1911 | 37 | #715 | 238 | #140 |
| 1910 | 33 | #746 | 251 | #131 |
| 1909 | 16 | #1,031 | 192 | #138 |
| 1908 | 20 | #896 | 198 | #128 |
| 1907 | 15 | #1,014 | 165 | #141 |
| 1906 | 17 | #904 | 146 | #142 |
| 1905 | 12 | #1,126 | 177 | #121 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,419 | 177 | #120 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,503 | 112 | #158 |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,171 | 148 | #130 |
| 1901 | — | — | 116 | #142 |
| 1900 | 15 | #995 | 205 | #113 |
| 1899 | 7 | #1,326 | 111 | #142 |
| 1898 | — | — | 143 | #128 |
| 1897 | — | — | 118 | #138 |
| 1896 | — | — | 94 | #171 |
| 1895 | — | — | 102 | #152 |
| 1894 | — | — | 127 | #125 |
| 1893 | — | — | 118 | #128 |
| 1892 | — | — | 117 | #139 |
| 1891 | — | — | 107 | #128 |
| 1890 | — | — | 103 | #137 |
| 1889 | — | — | 110 | #129 |
| 1888 | — | — | 92 | #163 |
| 1887 | — | — | 98 | #131 |
| 1886 | — | — | 125 | #118 |
| 1885 | — | — | 115 | #119 |
| 1884 | — | — | 121 | #120 |
| 1883 | — | — | 107 | #119 |
| 1882 | — | — | 105 | #132 |
| 1881 | — | — | 97 | #122 |
| 1880 | — | — | 136 | #99 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).