Gerry
Gerry was the 9186th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 1958 (523). Over the last ten years it has moved up 714 places. More babies were named Gerry in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,186 boys, down 3,860 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1958523 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,125babies recorded
Gerry popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #9,186 | — | 8 |
| 2020 | — | #5,326 | — | 17 |
| 2010 | — | #6,813 | — | 12 |
| 2000 | — | #3,239 | — | 26 |
| 1990 | #10,582 | #1,299 | 7 | 73 |
| 1980 | #6,043 | #913 | 11 | 95 |
| 1970 | #2,094 | #579 | 39 | 194 |
| 1960 | #1,083 | #383 | 99 | 426 |
| 1950 | #696 | #396 | 154 | 291 |
| 1940 | #507 | #387 | 186 | 216 |
| 1930 | #607 | #818 | 130 | 63 |
| 1920 | #1,160 | #2,849 | 43 | 10 |
| 1910 | #2,012 | — | 7 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Gerry, counting every spelling?
Gerry has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gerry?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gerry (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gerry born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gerry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gerry?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Gerry are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 52 and 72. That makes Gerry a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gerry: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gerry, they share its era and feel.
Gerry is also a nickname for Gerardo, Gerald, Geraldine and Gerard.
Questions about the name Gerry
How popular is the name Gerry?
Gerry was the 9186th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 1958 (523). Over the last ten years it has moved up 714 places. More babies were named Gerry in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Gerry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gerry in the US.