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Gerry

/ˈdʒɛɹi/ · 32% girls, 68% boys · 8 born in 2025

Gerry has been given to about 21,125 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,759
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gerry per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 637
  • Born in 20258
  • All time21,125
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Gerry?

Its best year was 1957, when 637 babies were given the name, ranking 926th. The typical living American called Gerry is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Gerry

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerry0.82
  2. Terry0.82
  3. Kerry0.82
  4. Perry0.82
  5. Merry0.82
  6. Berry0.82
  7. Gerri0.79
  8. Gentry0.75

Middle names for Gerry

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gerry Anne0.81
  2. Gerry Catherine0.78
  3. Gerry Josephine0.78
  4. Gerry Rose0.77
  5. Gerry Marie0.77
  6. Gerry Eve0.77

Sibling names for Gerry

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.91
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.90
  3. Myrasister · 0.89
  4. Tommybrother · 0.87
  5. Frankieeither · 0.86
  6. Rudybrother · 0.85

Where Gerry is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gerry Anderson0.77
    2. Gerry White0.72
    3. Gerry Nguyen0.72
    4. Gerry Moore0.72
    5. Gerry Hill0.72
    6. Gerry Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gerry

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.