Meaning and history
Jerry is a diminutive of Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, Geraldine, and other names beginning with the same sound. Notable bearers include the American comedians Jerry Lewis (1926–2017) and Jerry Seinfeld (1954–), as well as the American football player Jerry Rice (1962–).
20062006: 1,010 births, rank #318
2007: 996 births, rank #322
2008: 1,049 births, rank #319
2009: 820 births, rank #370
2010: 750 births, rank #384
20112011: 724 births, rank #393
2012: 620 births, rank #444
2013: 636 births, rank #449
2014: 656 births, rank #452
2015: 603 births, rank #487
20162016: 597 births, rank #503
2017: 496 births, rank #554
2018: 455 births, rank #600
2019: 381 births, rank #676
2020: 457 births, rank #601
20212021: 354 births, rank #729
2022: 341 births, rank #751
2023: 287 births, rank #845
2024: 279 births, rank #866
20252025: 262 births, rank #906
Jerry moved from #866 to #907 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 18,794 births.