Jerry
Boy · JER-ee · Germanic
Jerry is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 906th for boys in the US (262 babies).
What does Jerry mean?
Germanic: pet form of Gerald or Gerard, also of Jeremy
Jerry is the quick-witted mouse in the cartoon Tom and Jerry.
- Say it
- JER-ee
Is Jerry a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 262 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jerry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Jerry, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jerry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 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 Jerry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,108, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Jerry 15
- Gerry 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Jerry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,178 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Jerry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 262about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 262 boys in the US were named Jerry, making it the 906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 601st. Its busiest year was 1947, with 18,794 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jerry than any year since 1911.
Half of all the boys named Jerry in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 270 boys in the US were given Jerry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #823, up from #906 for this spelling alone.
- Jerry 262
- Gerry 8
Jerry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262 | #906 |
| 2024 | 279 | #866 |
| 2023 | 287 | #845 |
| 2022 | 341 | #751 |
| 2021 | 354 | #729 |
| 2020 | 457 | #601 |
| 2019 | 381 | #676 |
| 2018 | 455 | #600 |
| 2017 | 496 | #554 |
| 2016 | 597 | #503 |
| 2015 | 603 | #487 |
| 2014 | 656 | #452 |
| 2013 | 636 | #449 |
| 2012 | 620 | #444 |
| 2011 | 724 | #393 |
| 2010 | 750 | #384 |
| 2009 | 820 | #370 |
| 2008 | 1,049 | #319 |
| 2007 | 996 | #322 |
| 2006 | 1,010 | #318 |
| 2005 | 1,046 | #315 |
| 2004 | 1,088 | #293 |
| 2003 | 1,089 | #286 |
| 2002 | 1,041 | #286 |
| 2001 | 1,256 | #261 |
| 2000 | 1,251 | #264 |
| 1999 | 1,300 | #246 |
| 1998 | 1,398 | #228 |
| 1997 | 1,458 | #212 |
| 1996 | 1,609 | #194 |
| 1995 | 1,516 | #200 |
| 1994 | 1,615 | #192 |
| 1993 | 1,727 | #186 |
| 1992 | 1,769 | #183 |
| 1991 | 1,999 | #160 |
| 1990 | 2,186 | #146 |
| 1989 | 2,165 | #142 |
| 1988 | 2,266 | #130 |
| 1987 | 2,233 | #125 |
| 1986 | 2,267 | #121 |
| 1985 | 2,423 | #116 |
| 1984 | 2,457 | #111 |
| 1983 | 2,757 | #103 |
| 1982 | 2,942 | #100 |
| 1981 | 3,056 | #97 |
| 1980 | 3,189 | #94 |
| 1979 | 3,446 | #85 |
| 1978 | 3,427 | #82 |
| 1977 | 3,745 | #75 |
| 1976 | 4,070 | #67 |
| 1975 | 4,311 | #65 |
| 1974 | 4,664 | #61 |
| 1973 | 5,097 | #57 |
| 1972 | 5,597 | #53 |
| 1971 | 6,572 | #50 |
| 1970 | 7,422 | #45 |
| 1969 | 7,283 | #45 |
| 1968 | 7,450 | #44 |
| 1967 | 7,780 | #41 |
| 1966 | 8,429 | #41 |
| 1965 | 9,015 | #41 |
| 1964 | 9,606 | #40 |
| 1963 | 10,189 | #38 |
| 1962 | 10,576 | #38 |
| 1961 | 11,381 | #37 |
| 1960 | 11,835 | #37 |
| 1959 | 12,324 | #36 |
| 1958 | 12,917 | #35 |
| 1957 | 13,283 | #35 |
| 1956 | 12,623 | #35 |
| 1955 | 12,975 | #33 |
| 1954 | 13,681 | #31 |
| 1953 | 13,901 | #29 |
| 1952 | 14,438 | #26 |
| 1951 | 15,164 | #24 |
| 1950 | 15,261 | #24 |
| 1949 | 15,871 | #23 |
| 1948 | 16,809 | #21 |
| 1947 | 18,794 | #20 |
| 1946 | 17,567 | #20 |
| 1945 | 14,704 | #20 |
| 1944 | 16,282 | #19 |
| 1943 | 17,730 | #17 |
| 1942 | 17,488 | #16 |
| 1941 | 16,799 | #14 |
| 1940 | 15,213 | #14 |
| 1939 | 13,729 | #16 |
| 1938 | 12,172 | #17 |
| 1937 | 10,301 | #17 |
| 1936 | 9,271 | #18 |
| 1935 | 8,452 | #22 |
| 1934 | 7,134 | #25 |
| 1933 | 6,066 | #31 |
| 1932 | 5,303 | #34 |
| 1931 | 4,371 | #43 |
| 1930 | 3,891 | #51 |
| 1929 | 2,991 | #61 |
| 1928 | 2,588 | #78 |
| 1927 | 2,215 | #93 |
| 1926 | 1,934 | #97 |
| 1925 | 1,625 | #107 |
| 1924 | 1,466 | #123 |
| 1923 | 1,276 | #131 |
| 1922 | 1,197 | #135 |
| 1921 | 1,114 | #141 |
| 1920 | 1,043 | #144 |
| 1919 | 917 | #147 |
| 1918 | 986 | #147 |
| 1917 | 861 | #150 |
| 1916 | 885 | #145 |
| 1915 | 801 | #147 |
| 1914 | 649 | #144 |
| 1913 | 493 | #150 |
| 1912 | 405 | #147 |
| 1911 | 238 | #140 |
| 1910 | 251 | #131 |
| 1909 | 192 | #138 |
| 1908 | 198 | #128 |
| 1907 | 165 | #141 |
| 1906 | 146 | #142 |
| 1905 | 177 | #121 |
| 1904 | 177 | #119 |
| 1903 | 112 | #158 |
| 1902 | 148 | #130 |
| 1901 | 116 | #141 |
| 1900 | 205 | #113 |
| 1899 | 111 | #142 |
| 1898 | 143 | #126 |
| 1897 | 118 | #137 |
| 1896 | 94 | #171 |
| 1895 | 102 | #151 |
| 1894 | 127 | #125 |
| 1893 | 118 | #128 |
| 1892 | 117 | #136 |
| 1891 | 107 | #128 |
| 1890 | 103 | #137 |
| 1889 | 110 | #129 |
| 1888 | 92 | #163 |
| 1887 | 98 | #131 |
| 1886 | 125 | #118 |
| 1885 | 115 | #119 |
| 1884 | 121 | #120 |
| 1883 | 107 | #118 |
| 1882 | 105 | #132 |
| 1881 | 97 | #121 |
| 1880 | 136 | #99 |
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