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[ 2 syll. jer-ry, je-rry ] The boy name Jerry is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is JHEHRiy †. Jerry is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Germanic, Latin, Hebrew, and Old Greek. Jerry is a pet form of the name Gerald (English and German). Jerry is also a pet form (English and German) of the name Gerard (English, French, and Dutch). Jerry is also a variant (English) of the name Germain (French and German). Jerry is also a pet form (English) of the name Jeremiah (English and Hungarian). Jerry is also a pet form of the name Jeremy (English). Jerry is also a pet form of the name Jerome (English). See also the related form, Jerrica (English). Jerry is a classic favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. Its usage peaked in 1941 with 1.340% of baby boys being given the name Jerry. Its ranking then was #14. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and in recent years it is of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.048% and its ranking #320, but it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after Jeremiah and Jeremy, among all boy names in its group. In 2008, its use outnumbered Jerry's by 6 times. In the past century Jerry has predominantly been a boy name. In 1967, 68 times as many boys than girls were given the name Jerry. Baby names that sound like Jerry include Jere (English and Finnish), Jerri (English), Jerrie (English), Gerri (English), Gerrie (English), Gerry (English and German), Jagger, Jaguar, Jara, Jarah, Jarle (Scandinavian), Jarr, Jarrah, Jawhar, Jiri (Czech), Jirí (Czech), Joeri (Dutch), Johar (Urdu), Joree (English), and Jorey (English). Details of famous persons named Jerry:
† Pronunciation for Jerry: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ![]() ![]() |
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