Jerrie
A feminine variant of the masculine name Jerry, derived from French.
Name Census estimates that about 3,248 living Americans carry the first name Jerrie. It is a predominantly female name (93.8% of registrations). The average person named Jerrie today is around 67 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jerrie births was 1946 (180 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jerrie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Jerrie is about 67 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Jerries were born before 1969.
People living today
3.2K
~ 1 in 105,528 Americans
Peak year
1946
180 babies that year
Average age
67
years old
1985 SSA rank
#7,024
Tracked since 1913
Census
Jerrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,585 people with the first name Jerrie, which placed it at #4,955 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,955
National first-name rank
People counted
3.6K
3,585 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerrie is White at 78.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerrie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jerrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.4% · 2,810
- Black or African American13.3% · 476
- Two or more races3.8% · 137
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 95
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 36
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 31
Gender
Gender distribution for Jerrie
Jerrie leans heavily female at 93.8% of total registrations, but 345 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jerrie as a male name
- Ranked #7,024 in 1985
- 5 male births in 1985
- Peak: 1943 (13 births)
Jerrie as a female name
- Ranked #16,376 in 2007
- 6 female births in 2007
- Peak: 1946 (167 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jerrie leans strongly female. 3,341 people counted with this name were female (93.3%), compared with 239 male bearers (6.7%).
Popularity
Jerrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jerrie from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 1,511 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jerrie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jerrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jerries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Jerrie, while West Virginia, Utah, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 100 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jerrie
The name Jerrie is believed to have its origins in the Old English language. It is derived from the Germanic root word "ger," which means "spear" or "lance." This root word can also be found in other names such as Gerald, Gertrude, and Gervase.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jerrie was primarily used as a diminutive or pet form of the name Jeremiah. Jeremiah was a popular biblical name taken from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, who lived in the 7th century BC. The name Jeremiah means "exalted by the Lord" in Hebrew.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jerrie can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The book mentions a landowner named Jerrie de Bois, who held estates in Hertfordshire.
In the 13th century, there was a notable French troubadour and poet named Jerrie de Vignoles, who was renowned for his lyrical compositions and love poems. He was active during the reign of King Henry III of England and is believed to have been born around 1200.
During the Renaissance period, a Dutch artist named Jerrie van Heemskerck (1498-1567) gained fame for his portraits and religious paintings. He was a prominent member of the Haarlem school of painting and is considered one of the pioneers of the Dutch Renaissance art movement.
In the 18th century, an English author and playwright named Jerrie Collier (1718-1789) wrote several successful plays and satires, including "The Jealous Wife" and "The Clandestine Marriage." He was a prominent figure in the London literary circles of his time.
Another notable figure in history with the name Jerrie was Jerrie West (1938-2020), an American basketball player and coach. He was a two-time NBA champion as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers and later served as a successful head coach for several teams, including the Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies.
People
Jerrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jerrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,248 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jerrie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 105,528 US residents.
Is Jerrie a common name?
We classify Jerrie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,596 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jerrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jerrie was 1946, when 180 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jerrie is about 67 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jerrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,585 people with the name Jerrie, or 1.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,955 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jerrie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jerrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jerrie leans strongly female. 3,341 people counted with this name were female (93.3%), compared with 239 male bearers (6.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jerrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerrie is White at 78.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jerrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jerrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.4% (2,810 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jerrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jerrie a female name?
Yes, 93.8% of people registered as Jerrie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jerrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jerrie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jerrie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Jerrie?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Jerrie at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.