Jeremy vs Jerry

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

Name A

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Name B

Jerry

Boy name · Rank #865

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Metric Jeremy Jerry
Current Rank #266 #865
Total Births (all years) 445,276 614,825
Peak Year 1977 1947
Peak Year Births 21,611 18,791
Peak Decade 1980ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeremy Jerry
1880ss — 1,106
1890ss — 1,140
1900ss — 1,636
1910ss — 6,486
1920ss 65 17,449
1930ss 231 80,689
1940ss 556 167,250
1950ss 998 136,571
1960ss 4,612 93,540
1970ss 139,321 48,351
1980ss 153,414 25,757
1990ss 77,794 16,577
2000ss 37,490 10,643
2010ss 23,544 5,915
2020ss 7,251 1,715

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeremy Jerry
2014 2,522 656
2015 2,393 603
2016 2,134 597
2017 2,047 496
2018 1,969 455
2019 1,767 381
2020 1,605 456
2021 1,483 354
2022 1,437 341
2023 1,418 287
2024 1,308 277

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, 1923–2024.

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