Unisex name · since 1968
Jerzy
Jerzy has 182 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jerzy is the #12291 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 182 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerzy has been recorded 182 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #12291 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #13,535 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerzy ranks #13,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jerzy's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jerzy compares
182 36th percentile among 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
Jerzy's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerzy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerzy's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerzy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jerzy popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 2001 (Jerzy as girls' name)
Jerzy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Jerzy's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jerzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jerzy's data
- Jerzy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Jerzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Jerzy 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.