Jerry name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Hebrew, German, Germanic, Latin and Old Greek

Usage: English, German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: j(er)-ry

Meaning: Mighty Spearman, Spear Ruler, Sacred Name, The Lord Exalts, Brave with the Spear, Yahwe Uplifts, Throws and Governs, God Exalted and Rule

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What does Jerry mean?
Variations of Jerry
How popular is Jerry?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Jerry
Famous People Named Jerry
Lists having Jerry

What does Jerry mean?

Outstanding and Ever lasting unisex name Jerry means "Mighty Spearman, Spear Ruler, Sacred Name, The Lord Exalts, Brave with the Spear, Yahwe Uplifts, Throws and Governs, God Exalted or Rule" that came from German, Germanic, Old Greek, Latin and Hebrew is substantially used in German, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, English and Swedish.

Jerry is resultant of Gerald. Gerald is variation of Gerwald. Gerald is shortened form of Fitzgerald. Gerald is English and German cognate of Gerwald. Gerald means Spear Warrior and Rule is originated from Old French and Germanic.

Jerry is short version of Jeremy. Jeremy is variant of prevailing and biblical Jeremiah. Jeremy is equivalent of Jeremiah in English language. Also Jeremy is equivalent of Jeremias in English language.

Outstanding and Venerable Jeremy came from Hebrew, meaning of Jeremy is "Appointed by God, God will Set Free and God Raised". Jerry is short version of Jeremy. Jeremy is variant of prevailing and biblical Jeremiah.

Jeremy is equivalent of Jeremiah in English language. Also Jeremy is equivalent of Jeremias in English language.. Also Jerry is English form of Gerry. Jerry is celebrated on 5 December.

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How do I pronounce Jerry?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Jerry as j(er)-ry. Some people pronounce it as jare-ee.

Variants of Jerry

Jerrianna, Jeremy, Gerry, Jeremiah, Jeremias, Geremia, Jerr, Gerwald, Jerome, Geri

Names that rhyme with Jerry

How popular is the name Jerry?

Jerry was an extremely popular name in United States. Over 629917 babies have been given the name in 247 years. At its zenith in 1940, it ranked 14th when 18790 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 247 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still performing better than most of the names. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 50 baby names 41 times

Jerry is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1937 and was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 1959, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 327 on boy names chart when 44 babies were named Jerry. Over 1563 babies in France have been named Jerry. The given name is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 27 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 700.

Over 441 people have been named Jerry in England and Wales. During its 35 years of usage in Ireland, it had made up to just the top 300 boy names. Over 220 babies in Ireland have been named Jerry.

It had a short run of 5 years on Belgium boy names chart.

However things change on global perspective, Jerry is extremely popular in Philippines where every 1 in 500 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Nigeria, Canada, Ghana, Liberia, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Haiti, Madagascar, Mozambique, DR Congo, Brazil, Malaysia, England, Netherlands and China. At least, 1430000 people globally have been given the name as per our research.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	850	283	0	0
2022	752	336	0	0
2021	732	348	0	0
2020	603	451	0	0
2019	676	379	0	0
2018	600	454	0	0
2017	554	495	14093	6
2016	503	595	0	0
2015	491	599	0	0
2014	452	656	0	0

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What numbers say about Jerry?

God help those who gather the courage to challenge you in something. Dreams are important to you because you think that a person without dreams is like a walking dead. Working solo brings out the best of you but working with others helps you improve your old ideas. The soul is more important to you than your body. If number 5 is your soul urge no it reveals your constant care of your soul and body.

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Constanza - The infrequent girl name Constanza is used predominantly in Italian and English, Constanza means "Perseverance or The Steadfast" has its origin in Latin
Valerija - Used particulary in Slavic, Valerija aimed at baby girls, Valerija means "The Healthy or The Strong" is of Latin origin
Flora - Illustrous and Perennial unisex name Flora is dominantly used in Finnish and Arabic, meaning of Flora is "Flower or Blossom" is rooted from Latin

Famous people named Jerry

Jerry Leiber,
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, ; were American songwriting and record producing partners
Jerry Rawlings, former head of state and president of Ghana
Jerry Mander, American activist and author, best
Jerry Vines, American preacher and former pastor of what was then the nation's third largest Southern Baptist church
Jerry Nachman, editor-in-chief and vice president of MSNBC cable news network
Jerry Neil Schneider, social engineer and security consultant
Jerry Junkins, U.S. electronics businessman
Jerry Singirok, commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force throughout the Sandline affair of 1997
Jerry Meyers, pitching coach for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
Jerry Fontaine, Anishinaabe politician in Manitoba, Canada
Jerry Cronin, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Jerry Storie, politician in Manitoba, Canada
Jerry Sohl, Gerald Allan "Jerry" Sohl Sr
Jerry Trupiano, American radio sportscaster
Jerry Scoggins, American country/western singer, guitarist
Jerry Potts, American - Canadian plainsman, buffalo hunter
Jerry Traunfeld, American chef and author
Jerry Manock, American industrial designer
Jerry Vlasak, American animal rights activist and former trauma surgeon
Jerry Goodman, American violinist
Jerry Lo, singer, songwriter and DJ of hands up, hard trance
Jerry Farber, American educator and writer
Jerry Baldwin, American businessman
Jerry Sterner, American businessman and playwright
Jerry S. Rawls, American businessman and philanthropist
Jerry Rushing, American best
Jerry Harvey, American screenwriter and film programmer, best
Jerry Yeagley, former soccer player and coach
Jerry Corbetta, American singer-songwriter
Jerry Livingston, American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist
Jerry Sutton, Southern Baptist pastor, historian
Jerry Pritikin,
Jerry White, CEO of Global Impact Strategies Inc
Jerry Hobbs, American researcher
Jerry Tachoir, jazz vibraphone and marimba performer, originally
Jerry Atkin, Chairman of SkyWest, Inc
Jerry Donohue, American theoretical and physical chemist
Jerry White, was executed by electric chair by the state of Florida
Jerry Alfred, Northern Tutchone musician living
Jerry Grundhofer, former CEO and Chairman of U.S. Bancorp
Jerry Leaf, was Vice President and Director of the cryonics organization Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Jerry Van Amerongen, cartoonist based in the United States
Jerry Newport, author and public speaker with Asperger syndrome whose life was the basis for the 2005 feature-length movie 'Mozart and the Whale'
Jerry Busher, American drummer and multi-instrumentalist
Jerry Fodor, American philosopher and cognitive scientist
Jerry L. Ross, retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut
Jerry M. Linenger, retired Captain
Jerry Saltzer, computer scientist
Jerry Adams, Australian-American molecular biologist whose research into the genetics of haemopoietic differentiation and malignancy, led him and his wife
Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, singer, director
Jerry Pournelle, American science fiction writer, essayist
Jerry Falwell, Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr
Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best
Jerry Lee Lewis, musical artist

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls

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