Jerry: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JAIR-ee · 2 syllables

Clipping + -y.

How popular is Jerry?

Jerry was the #906 name in the US in 2025, given to 262 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 52% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1940.

Babies named Jerry in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1940).

Half of US adults named Jerry are older than 67; most are between 33 and 86. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Jerry have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Jerry is pronounced JAIR-ee.

Jerry was the #906 name in the US in 2025, given to 262 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 52% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1940.

Half of US adults named Jerry are older than 67. Most are between 33 and 86.