Gerry
Boy · JER-ee · Germanic
Gerry is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “spear ruler or brave spear”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Gerry mean?
Germanic: pet form of Gerald or Gerard
“spear ruler or brave spear”
A short form of Gerald or Gerard, both built on the Germanic element ger, 'spear'.
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Is Gerry a girl's or a boy's name?
Gerry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gerry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Gerry, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gerry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were given Gerry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,108, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Jerry 15
- Gerry 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Gerry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Gerry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Gerry, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 1958, with 523 boys. It first appears in the records in 1904.
Half of all the boys named Gerry in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 270 boys in the US were given Gerry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #823, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
- Jerry 262
- Gerry 8
In 1916, 73% of the babies named Gerry in the US were girls. By 1995 it was 10%, with more boys than girls since 1940.
Gerry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,652 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,768 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,455 |
| 1992 | 72 | #1,323 |
| 1991 | 59 | #1,476 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,289 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,263 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,161 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,160 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,143 |
| 1985 | 76 | #1,056 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,041 |
| 1983 | 79 | #995 |
| 1982 | 107 | #861 |
| 1981 | 91 | #938 |
| 1980 | 95 | #911 |
| 1979 | 105 | #842 |
| 1978 | 114 | #795 |
| 1977 | 104 | #834 |
| 1976 | 105 | #815 |
| 1975 | 114 | #774 |
| 1974 | 120 | #740 |
| 1973 | 125 | #719 |
| 1972 | 161 | #619 |
| 1971 | 198 | #582 |
| 1970 | 194 | #578 |
| 1969 | 233 | #510 |
| 1968 | 209 | #528 |
| 1967 | 233 | #490 |
| 1966 | 258 | #479 |
| 1965 | 294 | #452 |
| 1964 | 297 | #462 |
| 1963 | 290 | #463 |
| 1962 | 327 | #438 |
| 1961 | 376 | #407 |
| 1960 | 426 | #383 |
| 1959 | 484 | #353 |
| 1958 | 523 | #336 |
| 1957 | 514 | #336 |
| 1956 | 453 | #346 |
| 1955 | 393 | #366 |
| 1954 | 336 | #391 |
| 1953 | 335 | #377 |
| 1952 | 312 | #388 |
| 1951 | 259 | #421 |
| 1950 | 291 | #395 |
| 1949 | 302 | #386 |
| 1948 | 335 | #370 |
| 1947 | 375 | #353 |
| 1946 | 336 | #353 |
| 1945 | 276 | #358 |
| 1944 | 285 | #353 |
| 1943 | 273 | #371 |
| 1942 | 330 | #335 |
| 1941 | 235 | #377 |
| 1940 | 216 | #387 |
| 1939 | 169 | #438 |
| 1938 | 170 | #440 |
| 1937 | 167 | #437 |
| 1936 | 134 | #488 |
| 1935 | 116 | #536 |
| 1934 | 104 | #579 |
| 1933 | 80 | #650 |
| 1932 | 74 | #722 |
| 1931 | 66 | #768 |
| 1930 | 63 | #815 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,055 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,078 |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,322 |
| 1926 | 40 | #1,124 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,776 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,881 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,595 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,187 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,729 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
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