Recorded 1974–1989 Boys' name Peak 1978 17 births

Jerrimy — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

17 boys have been named Jerrimy since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

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

71% of everyone ever named Jerrimy was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jerrimy in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrimy

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jerrimy between 1974 and 1989, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerrimy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrimy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerrimy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrimy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jerrimy at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

17

Since 1974

16 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1974

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jerrimy popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Jerrimy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Jerrimy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrimy?
17 babies have been named Jerrimy since 1974. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year 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?
Jerrimy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 16 years of data through 1989.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.