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Baby name

Jerry

Boy

Origin of the name

Jerry is an English pet form of Gerald or Jeremy.

Classic name

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Jerry peaked in 1947, when 1 baby in 192 was given the name. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 906.
615,102births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 20rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Jerry are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Jerry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jerry is most common in Arkansas (2.6 times), Oklahoma (2.4) and Tennessee (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Larry · Willie · Roy · Wayne · Ronald · Johnny

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