Name meaning & stats
Jerold
Jerold means “rule of the spear” (Germanic origin). 5,752 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“rule of the spear”
GermanicSpelling of Jerald
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
5,752 US babies were named Jerold between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Jerold (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 6 Jeralds spell it Jerold
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)