Given name
Jerryl
“one who rules with the spear”
Jerryl is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerryl is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerryl is a variant of Jarrell. An origin associated with Jarrell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerryl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148
- 142 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 17 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Jerryl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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