Given name
Jerrald
“one who rules with the spear”
Jerrald is a variant of Jerald. In English use, Jerald carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerrald 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
Jerrald 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jerrald 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
Jerrald through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 835
- 835 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 563 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.
Jerrald’s family of names
Jerrald has a related form in Jerald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jerrald
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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