Jerry - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Jerry \j(er)-ry\ is a variant of Geraldine (Old German, French), Jeremia (Hebrew) and Jerrie (Old German, French), and the meaning of Jerry is "spear ruler; the Lord is exalted". See also Jeralyn and Jeri.

The baby name Jerry sounds like Gerry, Jerri, Jery, Jerrey and Jorry. Other similar baby names are Berry, Derry, Kerry, Merry, Perry and Terry.

Jerry is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jerry. Compare Jerry with related baby names.