Jere vs Jerry

Side-by-side comparison of Jere and Jerry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jere

Boy name

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Name B

Jerry

Boy name · Rank #865

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jere Jerry
Current Rank Unranked #865
Total Births (all years) 4,278 614,825
Peak Year 1941 1947
Peak Year Births 137 18,791
Peak Decade 1940ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jere Jerry
1880ss 5 1,106
1890ss 7 1,140
1900ss — 1,636
1910ss 91 6,486
1920ss 279 17,449
1930ss 858 80,689
1940ss 1,018 167,250
1950ss 887 136,571
1960ss 562 93,540
1970ss 234 48,351
1980ss 160 25,757
1990ss 88 16,577
2000ss 61 10,643
2010ss 18 5,915
2020ss 10 1,715

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jere Jerry
2014 — 656
2015 — 603
2016 6 597
2017 — 496
2018 — 455
2019 — 381
2020 5 456
2021 — 354
2022 5 341
2023 — 287
2024 — 277

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2022.

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