Recorded 1968–2023 Unisex name Peak 2010 177 births

Jerzy — boys' name

177 babies named Jerzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s171990s62000s532010s562020s35
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jerzy was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jerzy in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Jerzy between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerzy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Jerzy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 140 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerzy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jerzy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerzy 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 177 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.

Jerzy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

177

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

2010

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jerzy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
15
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 202320202017201420072003198719711968 5

Jerzy popularity over time — girls

140 total births recorded since 2001 (Jerzy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 140 births
468101214 2022201520122009200620032001 5

Jerzy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 32% of Jerzy's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s171990s62000s532010s562020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerzy?
177 babies have been named Jerzy since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 15 births.
When was Jerzy most popular?
Jerzy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Jerzy a unisex name?
Yes, Jerzy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 177 births, and as a girl's name it has 140 births.
How long has the name Jerzy been used?
Jerzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jerzy?
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, 1968–2023 (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.