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A name. A world of connections.
“rule of the spear”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Jerrold is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “rule of the spear”.
Meaning: “rule of the spear”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2024: 5 boys (rank 12349). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Jerrold
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | 5 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,544 | observed |
| 1913 | 9 | 1,945 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 23 | 1,410 | observed |
| 1916 | 24 | 1,415 | observed |
| 1917 | 24 | 1,437 | observed |
| 1918 | 19 | 1,767 | observed |
| 1919 | 22 | 1,576 | observed |
| 1920 | 12 | 2,459 | observed |
| 1921 | 24 | 1,549 | observed |
| 1922 | 34 | 1,242 | observed |
| 1923 | 39 | 1,140 | observed |
| 1924 | 31 | 1,329 | observed |
| 1925 | 44 | 1,040 | observed |
| 1926 | 40 | 1,124 | observed |
| 1927 | 55 | 924 | observed |
| 1928 | 50 | 963 | observed |
| 1929 | 74 | 729 | observed |
| 1930 | 99 | 618 | observed |
| 1931 | 96 | 602 | observed |
| 1932 | 94 | 615 | observed |
| 1933 | 97 | 588 | observed |
| 1934 | 121 | 535 | observed |
| 1935 | 122 | 522 | observed |
| 1936 | 112 | 542 | observed |
| 1937 | 137 | 487 | observed |
| 1938 | 125 | 518 | observed |
| 1939 | 162 | 451 | observed |
| 1940 | 145 | 478 | observed |
| 1941 | 170 | 452 | observed |
| 1942 | 185 | 453 | observed |
| 1943 | 170 | 476 | observed |
| 1944 | 142 | 509 | observed |
| 1945 | 159 | 471 | observed |
| 1946 | 190 | 462 | observed |
| 1947 | 189 | 489 | observed |
| 1948 | 165 | 512 | observed |
| 1949 | 165 | 521 | observed |
| 1950 | 226 | 441 | observed |
| 1951 | 279 | 407 | observed |
| 1952 | 281 | 412 | observed |
| 1953 | 309 | 398 | observed |
| 1954 | 343 | 385 | observed |
| 1955 | 243 | 472 | observed |
| 1956 | 183 | 562 | observed |
| 1957 | 151 | 624 | observed |
| 1958 | 124 | 683 | observed |
| 1959 | 122 | 691 | observed |
| 1960 | 109 | 738 | observed |
| 1961 | 112 | 726 | observed |
| 1962 | 109 | 733 | observed |
| 1963 | 116 | 726 | observed |
| 1964 | 122 | 699 | observed |
| 1965 | 102 | 734 | observed |
| 1966 | 114 | 694 | observed |
| 1967 | 93 | 761 | observed |
| 1968 | 83 | 814 | observed |
| 1969 | 133 | 685 | observed |
| 1970 | 171 | 621 | observed |
| 1971 | 137 | 705 | observed |
| 1972 | 105 | 778 | observed |
| 1973 | 82 | 879 | observed |
| 1974 | 86 | 861 | observed |
| 1975 | 95 | 854 | observed |
| 1976 | 73 | 973 | observed |
| 1977 | 69 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1978 | 74 | 1,005 | observed |
| 1979 | 57 | 1,206 | observed |
| 1980 | 36 | 1,619 | observed |
| 1981 | 30 | 1,865 | observed |
| 1982 | 48 | 1,362 | observed |
| 1983 | 40 | 1,516 | observed |
| 1984 | 30 | 1,842 | observed |
| 1985 | 24 | 2,226 | observed |
| 1986 | 41 | 1,588 | observed |
| 1987 | 32 | 1,938 | observed |
| 1988 | 39 | 1,768 | observed |
| 1989 | 27 | 2,416 | observed |
| 1990 | 25 | 2,628 | observed |
| 1991 | 38 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1992 | 27 | 2,599 | observed |
| 1993 | 27 | 2,641 | observed |
| 1994 | 21 | 3,215 | observed |
| 1995 | 24 | 2,923 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 3,678 | observed |
| 1997 | 21 | 3,351 | observed |
| 1998 | 22 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 3,834 | observed |
| 2000 | 23 | 3,536 | observed |
| 2001 | 10 | 6,445 | observed |
| 2002 | 12 | 5,725 | observed |
| 2003 | 21 | 3,976 | observed |
| 2004 | 11 | 6,520 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 5,875 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 6,904 | observed |
| 2007 | 11 | 7,094 | observed |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,324 | observed |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | observed |
| 2010 | 7 | 9,693 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,274 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 10,644 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,154 | observed |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | 5 | 12,330 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,349 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Jerrold” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
