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Jerry
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1943 · #281
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:277 in 2024 (#865)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No girls were recorded as Jerry in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1943 with 626 babies, ranked #281.
- It first shows up in the records in 1899.
- 17,314 girls have been named Jerry since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jerry per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.4Silent1928–45
- 0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,512 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Silent: 7,968 babies, 0.39 per 1,000. Boomers: 4,952 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,318 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Millennials: 457 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 79 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Clipping + -y. ==== Proper noun ==== Jerry (plural Jerrys or Jerries) A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, and similar male given names. A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn. An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire. ===== Alternative forms ===== (diminutive of Gerald, Gerard): Gerry, Jheri (female diminutive): Gerry, Geri, Gerri, Jeri, Jerri, Jerrie ===== Derived terms =====
- A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, and similar male given names.
- A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/
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