People with the first name Jerry
369,611
About 1 in 897 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Jerry?
Jerry was the #132 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#132
More common than 99.8% of listed first names
Peak year
1947
19,263 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
262
#1,857 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 897
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
98.1% male1.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Jerry across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Jerry reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1947, with 19,263 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 262 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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