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Jerrold

Jerrold: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“spear ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
JAIR-uhld · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An English form of Gerald, from Germanic elements ger 'spear' and wald 'rule'. Jerrold is also used as a surname-derived given form.

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How popular is Jerrold?

20241.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jerrold in 20245

Peak year1954

Total US babies since 18808,467

Jerrold is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jerrold

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jerryspear ruler · English
  • Geraldrule of the spear · Germanic
  • Geraldinerule of the spear · French
  • Gerryrule of the spear · Germanic
  • Jerrieruler with the spear · English
  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic

Jerrold questions

What does the name Jerrold mean?

Jerrold means "spear ruler". It comes from Germanic. An English form of Gerald, from Germanic elements ger 'spear' and wald 'rule'. Jerrold is also used as a surname-derived given form.

Is Jerrold a boy or girl name?

Jerrold is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jerrold?

5 US babies were named Jerrold in 2024. Its peak year was 1954.

How do you pronounce Jerrold?

Jerrold is usually pronounced JAIR-uhld.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.