Given name
Jerold
“one who rules with the spear”
Jerold is a variant of Jerald. In English use, Jerald carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerold is a variant of Jerald. In English use, Jerald carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerold connects to the Gerald name family through Jerald. Gerald has been associated with Germanic and Celtic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jerold connects to the Gerald name family through Jerald. The history of Gerald gives this family its wider story. Gerald’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jerold through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,434
- 7,434 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 228 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −75%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 228 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,839 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jerold
- Jerold T. HevenerAmerican actor, film director1873–1947
- Jerry RossAmerican lyricist and composer (1926-1955)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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