The first name Jerry

In 2025, 262 boys born in the United States were named Jerry, the 907th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 18,794 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Jerry Lewis
  American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)
• Jerry Rawlings
  Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
• Jerry West
  American basketball player and executive (1938-2024)
• Jerry Bruckheimer
  American film and television producer (born 1943)
• Jerry Yang
  Founder of Yahoo!, born 1968
• Jerry Stiller
  American actor and comedian (1927–2020)
• Jerry O'Connell
  American actor, born 1974
• Jerry Garcia
  American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)
• Jerry Lucas
  American basketball player, born 1940
• Jerry Rice
  American football player (born 1962)
• Jerry Fodor
  American philosopher (1935–2017)
• Jerry Siegel
  American co-creator of Superman, 1914–1996

How popular is the name Jerry?

In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Jerry, ranking 1,705th. Its peak was 2015, with 25 births.

Is Jerry a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 632,416 US babies named Jerry since 1880 were boys.

When was Jerry most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 18,794 babies were named Jerry, its highest rank at 20th.

Is Jerry also a surname?

Yes. Jerry is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.