Meaning of the nameJerry

Jerry is a name of English origin, a pet form of several names such as Gerald, Jeremy and Jerome; it has more than one possible base.

Meaning

The meaning of Jerry is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 5,653
Rank in Brazil: #2,522
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 4,873; people

Jerry in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jerry, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (2,170 people).

54 women 5,599 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Jerry is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jerry in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	938	0.005%
São Paulo	821	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	402	0.003%
Maranhão	303	0.005%
Ceará	295	0.003%
Bahia	276	0.002%
Pará	275	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	258	0.002%
Santa Catarina	237	0.003%
Paraná	211	0.002%
Amazonas	197	0.005%
Goiás	168	0.002%
Espírito Santo	166	0.004%
Paraíba	160	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	154	0.005%
Piauí	129	0.004%
Pernambuco	128	0.001%
Mato Grosso	89	0.002%
Distrito Federal	70	0.003%
Rondônia	67	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	63	0.002%
Alagoas	54	0.002%
Roraima	49	0.008%
Sergipe	46	0.002%
Tocantins	43	0.003%
Acre	27	0.003%
Amapá	27	0.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jerry

Wiktionary describes Jerry as a short form with the suffix -y, used as a diminutive of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome and other male names, and also of Geraldine and Jerilyn. Behind the Name gives it as a pet form of names that begin with the same sound. Because the base varies, there is no single meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,653 people named Jerry, with a median age of 43, almost all men born in the 1970s and 1980s. Jerri is an alternative spelling.

The most common English spelling in the group, ending in Y.

Other spellings of Jerry

Spelling	People (2022)
Jerry	5,653
Jerri	2,283

Sources

Wiktionary: Jerry · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Jerry · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Jerri · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Jerry

What does the name Jerry mean?

The meaning of Jerry is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Jerry in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,653 people with the first name Jerry, which ranks it number 2,522 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Jerry a boy's or a girl's name?

Jerry is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 54 women and 5,599 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jerry?

Jerry is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jerry most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jerry (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jerry?

Jerri. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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