Boys' name · since 1880
Jerry
Jerry has 615,102 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615,102
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerry currently ranks #906 among boys' names in America, with 615,102 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Jerry recorded 615,102 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #906 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #52 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #906 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 615,102 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerry ranks #52 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #906 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 615,102 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #52 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615,102
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jerry's 615,102 recorded births place it above 99.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jerry compares
615,102 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerry's all-time total is 1,667x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 615,102 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18,794 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerry's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 92 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 18,794, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 18,794
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jerry popularity over time - girls
17,314 total births recorded since 1899 (Jerry as girls' name)
Jerry by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (167,257 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Jerry's strongest decade.
167,257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jerry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,106
1880s
1,106 births
- 1890s 1,140
1890s
1,140 births
- 1900s 1,636
1900s
1,636 births
- 1910s 6,486
1910s
6,486 births
- 1920s 17,449
1920s
17,449 births
- 1930s
1930s
80,690 births
- 1940s
1940s
167,257 births
- 1950s
1950s
136,567 births
- 1960s
1960s
93,544 births
- 1970s 48,351
1970s
48,351 births
- 1980s 25,755
1980s
25,755 births
- 1990s 16,577
1990s
16,577 births
- 2000s 10,646
2000s
10,646 births
- 2010s 5,918
2010s
5,918 births
- 2020s 1,980
2020s
1,980 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 167,257 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jerry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerry's total volume
Jerry by state
Where Jerry concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 53,169 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 39,919 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 31,392 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 30,151 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 28,431 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 27,985 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 24,108 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 22,813 | 3.7% |
53,169 of 615,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jerry appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerry's data
- Jerry's decade-level peak was the 1940s (167,257 total births); usage has since declined to 1,980 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerrys (53,169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jerry 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 August 2026.