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Jerold

Jerold was most popular in 1942, when 228 boys got the name. In 2025, fewer than 5 boys were named Jerold.

7,434babies since 1880
1942most popular year
#403best rank, 1942
n/arank in 2025

Babies named Jerold each year in the US

Boys

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DecadeBoys
1910s116
1920s385
1930s1,181
1940s1,867
1950s1,449
1960s1,127
1970s569
1980s328
1990s233
2000s101
2010s71
2020s7

Jerold in other countries

Out of every 10,000 boys born each year, how many were named Jerold.

US England and Wales

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CountryTop yearAt peak2025 rank
US 1942 1 in 6,058 n/a
England and Wales 1958 1 in 52,157 n/a

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Where the counts come from: the US from Social Security card records from 1880 (names given to at least 5 babies in a year; years before about 1937 count fewer people, because the cards started then), and before 1880 from Douglas Galbi's tables of a census sample. England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics from 1996, and before that from Stephen Bush's study of local birth records, a sample of about 120,000 births a year (CC BY 4.0). Scotland from National Records of Scotland. Northern Ireland from NISRA. France from INSEE, first names and last names. Italy from ISTAT (CC BY 4.0), the top 50 names a year. Berlin from the city's open data (CC BY 3.0 DE), counting only the first of a child's names. UK figures are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. US last names from the 2020 census, and before 1850 from the 1790 census. Irish last names from Robert Matheson's report on the births of 1890. Italian last names from the City of Florence (CC BY 4.0). Norwegian last names from Statistics Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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