Jerry

Diminutive of Gerald or Jerome, German or Greek
"ruler with the spear or sacred name"

Jerry Origin and Meaning

The name Jerry is a boy's name meaning "ruler with the spear or sacred name".

Jerry is one of those short forms that, like Mike and Debbie, rose to popularity on the coattails of their formal versions. The equivalents today are nickname names like Ellie and Theo.

Though Jerry has been on a long slow downward slide for 80 years, it still ranks among the Top 1000 baby boy names in the US.

# 850 in the US

Jerry Rank in US Top 1000

Jerry Popularity

Famous People Named Jerry

  • Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld
    American actor and comedian
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell
    American actor
  • Jerry Lewis
    American comedian, actor, director, singer, and philanthropist
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
    American singer
  • Jerry Fulton Cantrell
    American musician
  • Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor
    American actor
  • Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer
    British,born TV personality, attorney, and former Cincinnati mayor & news anchor
  • Jerry Donohue
    American theoretical and physical chemist
  • Jerry Hsu
    American pro skateboarder
  • Jerome "Jerry" Garcia
    American singer of The Grateful Dead
  • Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr.
    American evangelical Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
  • Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr.
    president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia
  • Jerry Greenfield
    American businessman and philanthropist, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
  • Jerry Lee Rice
    former American football wide receiver
  • Gerald A. "Jerry" Paulsen
    founder of Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.

Jerry in Pop Culture

  • "Jerry Maguire
    " 1996 American romantic comedy,drama sports film, starring Tom Cruise
  • Jerry Gergich
    character in Parks and Recreation
  • Intern Jerry Hartman
    killed by Station Management in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
  • Jerry Shephard
    from the movie "Eight Below"
  • Jerry Smith
    character in TV series "Rick and Morty"
  • Jerry's Foods
    grocery store operated by Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
  • Jerry's Famous Deli
    chain of delicatessens originally founded in Studio City, California
  • Jerry Garcia Conner
    baby of Dan and Roseanne Conner on TV's "Roseanne"
  • Jerry
    character in DC Universe
  • Gerald James "Jerry" Lewis
    character from "Totally Spies"
  • Ben & Jerry's ice cream
    cofounded by businessman Jerry Greenfield

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