Jerry
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Jerry
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.
Jerry for boys#907 US
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.
Jerry for girls
The J spelling of this nickname name has always skewed more masculine, perhaps because it relates directly to Jerome but not to Geraldine. But supermodel Jerry Hall, whose full name is Jerry and who has a twin sister named Terry, pulls it off in glamorous style.
Pronounced JER-ee.
As of October 2026, Jerry ranked #907 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14 in 1940.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #452 | 656 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #488 | 603 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #503 | 597 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #554 | 496 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #599 | 455 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #676 | 381 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #601 | 456 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #729 | 354 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #750 | 341 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #846 | 287 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #867 | 277 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #907 | 262 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Jerry for boys
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Jerry on lists
Famous Jerrys
- Jerome Allen "Jerry" SeinfeldBoy
American actor and comedian
- Jeremiah "Jerry" O'ConnellBoy
American actor
- Jerry LewisBoy
American comedian, actor, director, singer, and philanthropist
- Jerry Lee LewisBoy
American singer
- Jerry Fulton CantrellBoy
American musician
- Gerald William "Jerry" TrainorBoy
American actor
- Gerald Norman "Jerry" SpringerBoy
British,born TV personality, attorney, and former Cincinnati mayor & news anchor
- Jerry DonohueBoy
American theoretical and physical chemist
- Jerry HsuBoy
American pro skateboarder
- Jerome "Jerry" GarciaBoy
American singer of The Grateful Dead
- Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr.Boy
American evangelical Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
- Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr.Boy
president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Jerry GreenfieldBoy
American businessman and philanthropist, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
- Jerry Lee RiceBoy
former American football wide receiver
- Gerald A. "Jerry" PaulsenBoy
founder of Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
- Jerry Faye HallGirl
American model and actress
Jerry in pop culture
- "Jerry MaguireBoy
" 1996 American romantic comedy,drama sports film, starring Tom Cruise
- Jerry GergichBoy
character in Parks and Recreation
- Intern Jerry HartmanBoy
killed by Station Management in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- Jerry ShephardBoy
from the movie "Eight Below"
- Jerry SmithBoy
character in TV series "Rick and Morty"
- Jerry's FoodsBoy
grocery store operated by Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
- Jerry's Famous DeliBoy
chain of delicatessens originally founded in Studio City, California
- Jerry Garcia ConnerBoy
baby of Dan and Roseanne Conner on TV's "Roseanne"
- JerryBoy
character in DC Universe
- Gerald James "Jerry" LewisBoy
character from "Totally Spies"
- Ben & Jerry's ice creamBoy
cofounded by businessman Jerry Greenfield