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How popular is the name Jerry?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jerries are alive today.
Jerry (male) is a shortened form of the name Gerald. Although Jerry itself was given to 15 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1705th as a registered name), most Jerries are registered as Gerald, which ranked 2269th in 2025 with 10 babies.
Most people called Jerry are registered as Gerald, and share that name's profile: the Gerald you are most likely to meet is around 73 years old. Half of all Geralds born in England and Wales are between 56 and 80, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. Only some Geralds go by Jerry.
How many babies are named Jerry or Gerald each year?
Combined registrations of Gerald, Jerry. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Gerald rank as a registered name?
Where does Jerry rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jerry short for Gerald?
Yes - Jerry is a shortened form of Gerald. Jerries are usually registered as Gerald at birth.
When was the name Jerry most popular?
The full name Gerald peaked in 1924, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jerry itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 25 babies.
How many people are called Jerry?
There's no official count of people who go by Jerry, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 35,000 people registered as Gerald born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jerry.
How old is the typical Jerry?
Most people called Jerry are registered as Gerald. Most living Geralds are between 56 and 80; the most common age is about 73.
Is Jerry becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.