Jerry vs Jeremy

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

Name A

Jerry

Boy name · Rank #866

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Metric Jerry Jeremy
Current Rank #866 #266
Total Births (all years) 615,102 446,425
Peak Year 1947 1977
Peak Year Births 18,794 21,610
Peak Decade 1940s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Jerry Jeremy
1880s 1,106 -
1890s 1,140 -
1900s 1,636 -
1910s 6,486 -
1920s 17,449 65
1930s 80,690 231
1940s 167,257 556
1950s 136,567 998
1960s 93,544 4,610
1970s 48,351 139,307
1980s 25,755 153,413
1990s 16,577 77,794
2000s 10,646 37,491
2010s 5,918 23,550
2020s 1,980 8,410

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jerry Jeremy
2014 656 2,522
2015 603 2,393
2016 597 2,135
2017 496 2,047
2018 455 1,971
2019 381 1,767
2020 457 1,607
2021 354 1,485
2022 341 1,437
2023 287 1,419
2024 279 1,310
2025 262 1,152

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, 1880–2025.

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