Baby Name Popularity Profile

Jerry

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Jerry.

✦ God will uplift or rule of the spear 🌍 Hebrew, German traditional
National Rank (2025) #907
All-Time Peak Rank #14 Achieved 1940
Total U.S. Births 615,102 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
First Recorded 1880 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1940s 18,794 births in 1947
💡 The Jerry Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God will uplift or rule of the spear
Language Origin Hebrew, German
Origin Type multiple
Diminutive of Jeremy (from Hebrew Yirmeyahu 'God will uplift') or Gerald (from Germanic elements ger 'spear' and wald 'rule').
Alternative Spellings
Gerry
Pronunciation: JER-ee
Themes & Categories
traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Jerry

According to SSA data, Jerry achieved its highest historical rank of #14 in 1940. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1947 with 18,794 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 56.6%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 146 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Jerry across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -56.6% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 18,794 births in 1947
Years in Top 100 58 yrs
Years in Top 500 136 yrs
Registry Streak 146 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 1,106
1890s: 1,140
1900s: 1,636
1910s: 6,486
1920s: 17,449
1930s: 80,690
1940s: 167,257
1950s: 136,567
1960s: 93,544
1970s: 48,351
1980s: 25,755
1990s: 16,577
2000s: 10,646
2010s: 5,918
2020s: 1,980

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Je-rry
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with J, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arkansas
Top States Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arkansas #517 17,318 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #588 19,768 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #694 27,985 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 16,343 1951 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #812 22,521 1947 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 10,905 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #595 19,429 1949 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 1,492 1944 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #844 30,151 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #563 24,108 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #615 21,925 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #621 12,518 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 9,470 1943 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 6,576 1947 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 4,679 1957 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 12,027 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #953 22,813 1947 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 2,734 1938 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 14,462 1954 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 2,355 1940 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 3,048 1943 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1026 53,169 1943 48.9% Decline
Ohio #831 31,392 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #922 14,817 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 5,748 1947 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 2,030 1946 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 21,926 1943 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #731 28,431 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 8,932 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 6,243 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 636 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 8,594 1944 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 3,513 1943 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #866 7,595 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 1,233 1941 Insufficient historical volume
California #850 39,919 1946 56.9% Decline
Florida #864 13,383 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 4,617 1961 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 1,607 1948 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #856 5,054 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 953 1963 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 569 1958 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1248 20,963 1947 75.7% Decline
Pennsylvania #811 13,168 1946 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 6,159 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 352 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 858 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 1,768 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 2,382 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 333 1966 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 281 1960 Insufficient historical volume

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