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Boy name

Jerrit

100% boys · last recorded 2010

Jerrit has been given to about 150 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 136
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerrit per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1985 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time150

How popular is Jerrit?

Its best year was 1985, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 4193rd. The typical living American called Jerrit is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Jerrit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kermit0.75
  2. Jerry0.65
  3. Emmit0.68
  4. Jessi0.58
  5. Jett0.55
  6. Jessie0.53
  7. Jerrod0.54
  8. Jerrell0.52

Middle names for Jerrit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerrit Paul0.77
  2. Jerrit Lee0.77
  3. Jerrit Dean0.76
  4. Jerrit Blake0.76
  5. Jerrit Bryce0.76
  6. Jerrit Wade0.76

Sibling names for Jerrit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bethanysister · 0.61
  2. Laceysister · 0.60
  3. Aracelisister · 0.60
  4. Caseyeither · 0.59
  5. Coreybrother · 0.58
  6. Kareembrother · 0.58

Where Jerrit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jerrit Anderson0.77
    2. Jerrit Reyes0.72
    3. Jerrit Nguyen0.72
    4. Jerrit Moore0.72
    5. Jerrit Lee0.72
    6. Jerrit 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 Jerrit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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