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Jerzy

#12,862 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Form of George

Jerzy has been given to 322 babies in the U.S. since 1968. In 2025 it ranked #12,862 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2010, with 15 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 57% boys, 43% girls all-time.

Babies named Jerzy, 2025

1 in 663,000

Jerzy over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05101518801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jerzy over time

In 2025, Jerzy went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19682025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jerzy: meaning, origin, and history

Form of George

Ancient Greek, Latin and Old Czech

What Jerzy means

Jerzy is a form of George.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Jerzy is used in Polish.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɛ.ʐɨ/ for Jerzy.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Jerzy → George. The family’s proposed meaning is “farmer, earth worker”, recorded in English with the source elements geōrgós.

Origin, language, and formation

Jerzy is used in Polish. Its origins include Ancient Greek, Latin and Old Czech.

Jerzy comes through Old Polish Jirzy, Old Czech Jiří, Latin Geōrgius and Ancient Greek Γεώργιος.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include George.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Polish, Jerzy is pronounced /ˈjɛ.ʐɘ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 182 boys were recorded with the name Jerzy between 1968 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2010; its best national rank was #4,413 in 1968.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,960 in 2020 to #12,862 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #7,740 in 2015 to #12,862 in 2025.

In the United States, 140 girls were recorded with the name Jerzy between 2001 and 2022. Its highest annual count was 13 in 2008; its best national rank was #9,206 in 2008.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jerzy?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 663,000
5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 342,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#12,862
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
459,581 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jerzy sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jerzy. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jerzys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jerzy was born before 2010 — so the typical Jerzy is around 15 today.

Median birth year
2010
About 15 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
30.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
78.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
182
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2010s — 30.8% of all recorded uses (56).

Is Jerzy rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
—
Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago
+98
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
−5,122
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.50×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
33.3%
Peak was 2010 (15)
Years since peak
15
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
43.6% average annual change
Best rank ever
#4,413
1968

Spellings of Jerzy

Jerzy is not the most common spelling — Jerry is, with 31.9% against Jerzy's <0.01%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Jerzy around the world

Where Jerzy ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2005–2024
    #5,120
    in 2024
  • France
    1926–1956
    #1,261
    in 1956
  • Norway
    1880–1981
    #526
    in 1981
  • Canada
    2007–2007
    #2,479
    in 2007
  • South Australia
    1946–2010
    #754
    in 2010

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Norway, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. SSB, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Jerzy by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#12,862
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 98
Best rank ever
#4,413
1968
Peak year
2010
15 that year
First recorded
1968
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
182
Count in 2025
5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#9,206
2008
Peak year
2008
13 that year
First recorded
2001
Last recorded
2022
All-time count
140
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Jerzy

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Jerzy

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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