boy's name
Jerold
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Births on record 7,434
Jerold is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1942, when 228 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jerold over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 116 |
| 1920s | 385 |
| 1930s | 1,181 |
| 1940s | 1,867 |
| 1950s | 1,449 |
| 1960s | 1,127 |
| 1970s | 569 |
| 1980s | 328 |
| 1990s | 233 |
| 2000s | 101 |
| 2010s | 71 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 7 |
How popular is Jerold?
In 2022, Jerold was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jerold
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Jerold
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jerold — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jerold
How popular is the name Jerold?
In 2022, Jerold was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jerold a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerold is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jerold?
Jerold has 2 syllables.
When was Jerold most popular?
Jerold peaked in 1942, when 228 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.