Jerry Name Popularity

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How popular is Jerry?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Jerry, ranked the 601st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Jerry has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #14 for the first time in 1940 and as recently as 1941.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1947 with 18,790 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jerry in any given year was 92 in 1888.

Jerry, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1896-1900, 1906-1916, and 1919-1942, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1956, 1957-1967, 1969-1978, 1979-1984, 1989-1995, 1996-2002, 2007-2010, and 2014-2017.

Jerry's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jerry has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jerry?

Jerry's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jerry still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Jerry is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Jerry (Girl)		Jerry (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	451	601
2017		6	14,861	493	555
2016		< 5	--	593	503
2015		< 5	--	598	491
2014		< 5	--	656	452
2013		< 5	--	635	449
2012		< 5	--	618	444
2011		< 5	--	722	394
2010		< 5	--	748	383
2009		< 5	--	818	370
2008		8	13,113	1,047	319
2007		< 5	--	992	323
2006		< 5	--	1,008	318
2005		5	17,629	1,042	315
2004		7	13,365	1,086	293
2003		6	14,659	1,087	286
2002		7	12,787	1,039	287
2001		6	14,295	1,252	261
2000		10	9,475	1,250	264
1999		9	9,841	1,299	246
1998		6	13,140	1,398	228
1997		15	6,307	1,457	212
1996		12	7,332	1,608	194
1995		16	5,800	1,516	200
1994		16	5,830	1,615	192
1993		17	5,523	1,726	186
1992		18	5,360	1,769	183
1991		18	5,268	1,999	160
1990		23	4,291	2,183	146
1989		25	3,936	2,164	142
1988		36	2,897	2,264	130
1987		34	2,870	2,233	125
1986		31	3,005	2,267	121
1985		48	2,189	2,423	116
1984		34	2,697	2,456	111
1983		42	2,285	2,758	103
1982		56	1,904	2,943	100
1981		31	2,879	3,056	97
1980		57	1,894	3,192	94
1979		44	2,226	3,444	85
1978		53	1,872	3,433	82
1977		46	2,073	3,749	75
1976		68	1,517	4,070	67
1975		74	1,418	4,312	65
1974		61	1,568	4,665	61
1973		81	1,281	5,096	57
1972		93	1,166	5,599	53
1971		94	1,205	6,572	50
1970		116	1,057	7,424	45
1969		97	1,126	7,290	45
1968		109	1,003	7,450	44
1967		110	974	7,780	41
1966		101	1,034	8,427	41
1965		114	961	9,019	41
1964		139	882	9,612	40
1963		119	975	10,195	38
1962		161	827	10,578	38
1961		126	961	11,372	37
1960		158	829	11,837	37
1959		192	729	12,312	36
1958		212	679	12,920	35
1957		236	639	13,262	35
1956		215	654	12,631	35
1955		218	631	12,974	33
1954		245	573	13,666	31
1953		277	516	13,911	29
1952		265	518	14,443	26
1951		315	470	15,163	24
1950		352	429	15,266	24
1949		344	426	15,868	23
1948		433	380	16,807	21
1947		469	370	18,790	20
1946		475	346	17,562	20
1945		414	335	14,701	20
1944		540	292	16,280	19
1943		626	281	17,731	17
1942		610	276	17,481	16
1941		547	272	16,805	14
1940		522	272	15,200	14
1939		505	276	13,728	16
1938		470	290	12,174	17
1937		422	300	10,298	17
1936		446	287	9,271	18
1935		414	297	8,452	22
1934		382	320	7,130	25
1933		390	316	6,066	31
1932		375	329	5,304	34
1931		385	324	4,369	43
1930		362	346	3,892	51
1929		276	399	2,992	61
1928		281	402	2,586	79
1927		254	433	2,218	93
1926		226	450	1,932	97
1925		232	455	1,624	107
1924		217	472	1,468	123
1923		192	503	1,276	131
1922		167	551	1,197	135
1921		165	555	1,114	141
1920		167	553	1,043	144
1919		142	589	917	147
1918		140	602	986	147
1917		103	673	861	150
1916		112	639	885	145
1915		80	744	801	147
1914		54	792	649	144
1913		43	806	493	150
1912		43	764	405	147
1911		37	715	238	140
1910		33	746	251	131
1909		16	1,031	192	138
1908		20	896	198	128
1907		15	1,014	165	141
1906		17	904	146	142
1905		12	1,126	177	121
1904		8	1,419	177	120
1903		7	1,503	112	158
1902		10	1,171	148	130
1901		< 5	--	116	142
1900		15	995	205	113
1899		7	1,326	111	142
1898		< 5	--	143	128
1897		< 5	--	118	138
1896		< 5	--	94	171
1895		< 5	--	102	152
1894		< 5	--	127	125
1893		< 5	--	118	128
1892		< 5	--	117	139
1891		< 5	--	107	128
1890		< 5	--	103	137
1889		< 5	--	110	129
1888		< 5	--	92	163
1887		< 5	--	98	131
1886		< 5	--	125	118
1885		< 5	--	115	119
1884		< 5	--	121	120
1883		< 5	--	107	119
1882		< 5	--	105	132
1881		< 5	--	97	122
1880		< 5	--	136	99

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.