Jerrold is a boy's name of English origin meaning “rule of the spear.” In 2024 it was given to 5 boys in the United States.
Jerrold belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “rule of the spear” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jerrold first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #386 in 1954, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 8,467 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jerrold means “rule of the spear” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jerrold is a boy name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Jerrold comes from the English & American tradition.
Jerrold first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #386 in 1954, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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