Jerry

Diminutive of Gerald or Jerome, German or Greek

"ruler with the spear or sacred name"

Jerry Origin and Meaning

The name Jerry is a boy's name meaning "ruler with the spear or sacred name".

Jerry is one of those short forms that, like Mike and Debbie, rose to popularity on the coattails of their formal versions. The equivalents today are nickname names like Ellie and Theo.

Though Jerry has been on a long slow downward slide for 80 years, it still ranks among the Top 1000 baby boy names in the US.

Jerry Rank in US Top 1000

# 850 in the US

Jerry Popularity

• 850 US 2023
• 1750 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Jerry

• Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld American actor and comedian
• Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell American actor
• Jerry Lewis American comedian, actor, director, singer, and philanthropist
• Jerry Lee Lewis American singer
• Jerry Fulton Cantrell American musician
• Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor American actor
• Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer British,born TV personality, attorney, and former Cincinnati mayor & news anchor
• Jerry Donohue American theoretical and physical chemist
• Jerry Hsu American pro skateboarder
• Jerome "Jerry" Garcia American singer of The Grateful Dead
• Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr. American evangelical Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
• Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia
• Jerry Greenfield American businessman and philanthropist, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
• Jerry Lee Rice former American football wide receiver
• Gerald A. "Jerry" Paulsen founder of Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.

Jerry in Pop Culture

• "Jerry Maguire " 1996 American romantic comedy,drama sports film, starring Tom Cruise
• Jerry Gergich character in Parks and Recreation
• Intern Jerry Hartman killed by Station Management in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Jerry Shephard from the movie "Eight Below"
• Jerry Smith character in TV series "Rick and Morty"
• Jerry's Foods grocery store operated by Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
• Jerry's Famous Deli chain of delicatessens originally founded in Studio City, California
• Jerry Garcia Conner baby of Dan and Roseanne Conner on TV's "Roseanne"
• Jerry character in DC Universe
• Gerald James "Jerry" Lewis character from "Totally Spies"
• Ben & Jerry's ice cream cofounded by businessman Jerry Greenfield