Boy · #9,821 in 2026

Jerold

Jerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jerold Hoffberger (1919–1999), American businessman Jerold Ottley, music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1974 to 1999 Jerold Panas (1928–2018), English author Jerold Promes, Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam Jerold Starr (1941–2012), American writer and professor best known as a national reformer of…

  • English
Current Rank
#9,821
Peak Rank
#403 (1942)
Total Babies
7K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1912
First Year
2022
Last Year
1942
Peak Year
#403
Peak Rank
7K
Total Count
108
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jerold

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jerold Hoffberger (1919–1999), American businessman Jerold Ottley, music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1974 to 1999 Jerold Panas (1928–2018), English author Jerold Promes, Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam Jerold Starr (1941–2012), American writer and professor best known as a national reformer of…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Jerold

Jerold first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 228 Jerolds were born — ranking #403 that year. As of 2026, Jerold ranks #9,821 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Jerolds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jerold

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jerold. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jerold

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jerold

What does the name Jerold mean?
Jerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jerold Hoffberger (1919–1999), American businessman Jerold Ottley, music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1974 to 1999 Jerold Panas (1928–2018), English author Jerold Promes, Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam Jerold Starr (1941–2012), American writer and professor best known as a national reformer of…
What is the origin of the name Jerold?
Jerold has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Jerold in 2026?
In 2026, Jerold ranks #9,821 among boys' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Jerold most popular?
Jerold reached its peak popularity in 1942, ranking #403 that year with 228 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jerold most popular?
Jerold has historically been most popular in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Utah. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jerold.
Is Jerold a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jerold is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Jerold?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jerold include Ephraim, Rogelio, Davon. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jerold?
Common variants and related forms of Jerold include Gerald, Gerry, Jerald, Jere, Jerrold, Jerry. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jerold

Jerold is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Jerold's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #403. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerold's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.