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Jerry

Jerry ranks #63 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 24 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #199 among boy dog names.
Jerry's popularity trend

Jerry's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
24
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#63
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−23
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 69 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Jerry mean?
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/2 syllables

Jerry is a familiar short form of Gerald, a Germanic name combining elements meaning "spear" and "rule" or "power," often glossed as "rule by the spear." It's also the name of the endlessly resourceful mouse in the classic Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Jerry has a cheerful, unpretentious sound to it, fitting for a pet who's a little bit clever, a little bit scrappy, and always good company.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Jerry shows up

Cats named Jerry per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.09%
SeattleWA, US0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Jerry

HarryLarryBarryJerseyJeremyJerichoMerryCherryBlueberryHuckleberryBerryRaspberry

Jerry means, by theme

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