Gerry

Unisex

Gerry has been given to 21,125 babies in the U.S. since 1904. It peaked in 1957.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɛɹi/

Clipping +&lrm; -y.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

21,125

Peak year

1957 (637 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1904

10-year trend

▲ +14%

Gender split

32% girls / 68% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gerry.

22,068 babies since 1908

20,068 babies since 1918

19,987 babies since 1880

19,367 babies since 1883

23,014 babies since 1918

23,099 babies since 1880

19,032 babies since 1880

23,278 babies since 1899

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