Boys' name · peaked in 1941
Jerry name popularity since 1925
614,130 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jerry (2.5% girls, 97.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1952 or earlier, so the typical Jerry is about 74 years old in 2026. Jerry peaked in 1941 as the #14 name for boys, and it ranked #907 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 614,130
- Named Jerry, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #907
- for boys in 2025 (262 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.5% boys
- 15,492 girls · 598,638 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 2.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Jerry made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jerry births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Jerry peaked in 1941.
- Fastest rise: Between 1928 and 1933, Jerry became 2.6× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 3,780 to 1 in 6,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jerry's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jerry.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jerry in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,269 | 11,353 | – |
| 1930s | 4,151 | 80,690 | #22 |
| 1940s | 4,981 | 167,257 | #20 |
| 1950s | 2,528 | 136,567 | #33 |
| 1960s | 1,234 | 93,544 | #41 |
| 1970s | 730 | 48,351 | #65 |
| 1980s | 394 | 25,755 | #116 |
| 1990s | 150 | 16,577 | #200 |
| 2000s | 49 | 10,646 | #315 |
| 2010s | 6 | 5,918 | #488 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,980 | #907 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.0% of babies named Jerry from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Jerry is most popular
The index compares Jerry's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jerry.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2.76× | 17,490 |
| Oklahoma | 2.51× | 20,204 |
| Mississippi | 2.22× | 16,628 |
| Tennessee | 2.17× | 28,239 |
| Alabama | 2.08× | 22,725 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jerry's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jerry.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jerry (1941).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data