Is Gerry a boy or girl name?
Gerry was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 31.5% of the 21,117 US babies named Gerry were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,520
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gerry since 1904
- 21,117
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 636 babies
Boys and girls named Gerry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 82 | 173 | 67.8% |
| 1920s | 252 | 800 | 76% |
| 1930s | 1,143 | 1,469 | 56.2% |
| 1940s | 2,963 | 2,074 | 41.2% |
| 1950s | 3,900 | 1,249 | 24.3% |
| 1960s | 2,943 | 565 | 16.1% |
| 1970s | 1,340 | 221 | 14.2% |
| 1980s | 805 | 62 | 7.2% |
| 1990s | 542 | 44 | 7.5% |
| 2000s | 293 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,520 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,430 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,331 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,113 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,323 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,646 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,382 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,436 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,899 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,560 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,246 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,150 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,505 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,812 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,164 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,409 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,239 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,933 | 5 | #14,200 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,786 | 7 | #10,954 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,463 | 6 | #12,308 |
| 1992 | 72 | #1,332 | 10 | #8,286 |
| 1991 | 59 | #1,488 | 9 | #8,834 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,299 | 7 | #10,582 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,167 | 5 | #12,446 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,146 | 11 | #6,306 |
| 1985 | 76 | #1,060 | 5 | #11,230 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,046 | 7 | #8,452 |
| 1983 | 79 | #996 | 10 | #6,378 |
| 1982 | 107 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 91 | #940 | 13 | #5,358 |
| 1980 | 95 | #913 | 11 | #6,043 |
| 1979 | 105 | #845 | 12 | #5,530 |
| 1978 | 114 | #795 | 15 | #4,509 |
| 1977 | 104 | #837 | 14 | #4,739 |
| 1976 | 105 | #815 | 14 | #4,432 |
| 1975 | 114 | #776 | 15 | #4,216 |
| 1974 | 120 | #741 | 21 | #3,240 |
| 1973 | 125 | #721 | 30 | #2,468 |
| 1972 | 161 | #620 | 27 | #2,618 |
| 1971 | 198 | #583 | 34 | #2,305 |
| 1970 | 194 | #579 | 39 | #2,094 |
| 1969 | 233 | #510 | 37 | #2,069 |
| 1968 | 209 | #528 | 39 | #1,922 |
| 1967 | 233 | #490 | 47 | #1,668 |
| 1966 | 258 | #477 | 38 | #1,865 |
| 1965 | 294 | #452 | 46 | #1,657 |
| 1964 | 297 | #462 | 76 | #1,271 |
| 1963 | 291 | #461 | 51 | #1,585 |
| 1962 | 327 | #438 | 58 | #1,464 |
| 1961 | 375 | #407 | 74 | #1,290 |
| 1960 | 426 | #383 | 99 | #1,083 |
| 1959 | 484 | #354 | 128 | #923 |
| 1958 | 524 | #336 | 111 | #987 |
| 1957 | 513 | #337 | 123 | #926 |
| 1956 | 453 | #347 | 102 | #1,013 |
| 1955 | 393 | #367 | 110 | #941 |
| 1954 | 336 | #392 | 114 | #899 |
| 1953 | 335 | #378 | 118 | #864 |
| 1952 | 312 | #389 | 134 | #770 |
| 1951 | 259 | #424 | 155 | #702 |
| 1950 | 291 | #396 | 154 | #696 |
| 1949 | 302 | #387 | 184 | #607 |
| 1948 | 335 | #370 | 212 | #575 |
| 1947 | 375 | #353 | 233 | #558 |
| 1946 | 336 | #353 | 199 | #564 |
| 1945 | 276 | #358 | 198 | #517 |
| 1944 | 285 | #353 | 182 | #537 |
| 1943 | 273 | #371 | 250 | #468 |
| 1942 | 330 | #335 | 243 | #472 |
| 1941 | 235 | #378 | 187 | #506 |
| 1940 | 216 | #387 | 186 | #507 |
| 1939 | 169 | #440 | 200 | #471 |
| 1938 | 170 | #443 | 175 | #505 |
| 1937 | 167 | #438 | 149 | #548 |
| 1936 | 134 | #489 | 140 | #551 |
| 1935 | 116 | #537 | 140 | #543 |
| 1934 | 104 | #579 | 126 | #576 |
| 1933 | 80 | #652 | 118 | #595 |
| 1932 | 74 | #724 | 152 | #534 |
| 1931 | 66 | #770 | 139 | #555 |
| 1930 | 63 | #818 | 130 | #607 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,063 | 107 | #682 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,085 | 115 | #653 |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,332 | 85 | #788 |
| 1926 | 40 | #1,134 | 101 | #723 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,759 | 71 | #879 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,801 | 80 | #841 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,275 | 68 | #891 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,723 | 64 | #919 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,932 | 66 | #914 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,848 | 43 | #1,160 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,916 | 42 | #1,143 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,621 | 30 | #1,423 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,216 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,800 | 24 | #1,553 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,516 | 14 | #2,175 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,051 | 14 | #1,850 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,419 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,042 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,012 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gerry reached #335 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #468 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gerry
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.