Boys' name · since 1974

Jerrimy

17 babies named Jerrimy in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

17
total births
1974–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

Jerrimy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1974.

Jerrimy has 17 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1989.

  • 17 total births
  • 1974–1989 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerrimy's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jerrimy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jerrimy's full recorded timeline at 1978, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jerrimy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197419781989 5

Jerrimy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1970s was Jerrimy's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Jerrimy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrimy?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 17 babies named Jerrimy. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 7 births.
When was Jerrimy most popular?
Jerrimy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jerrimy been used?
The SSA has tracked Jerrimy since 1974 -- 16 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Jerrimy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jerrimy's data

  • Jerrimy's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jerrimy: Baby Name Since 1974 - 17 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerrimy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jerrimy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.