Given name
Jerrard
“one who is mighty with a spear”
In English use, Jerrard has a related form in Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jerrard has a related form in Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jerrard has a related form in Gerard. An origin associated with Gerard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerrard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 253
- 253 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 16 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 247 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.
Jerrard’s family of names
Jerrard has a related form in Gerard. Jerrard has a related form in Jerard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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