Geri

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #12,464 · Last seen for boys in 1947 at #3,733
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1958 · 368 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,021
since 1918

Geri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Geri has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #500, 1958girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2004#10,6909—
2003#6,88516—
2002#6,39217—
2001#5,57020—
2000#6,80815—
1999#4,57624—
1998#5,36319—
1997#5,22819—
1996#4,05926—
1995#6,25714—
1994#4,52122—
1993#4,39323—
1992#3,58130—
1991#2,88640—
1990#2,46449—
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Geri! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1919, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Geri is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNHWashington: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #293 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,564 girlsMNIllinois: #441 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,164 girlsILWisconsin: #252 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,092 girlsWIMichigan: #446 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,284 girlsMINew York: #507 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 6,051 girlsNYMassachusetts: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,968 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedRIOregon: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedSDIowa: #260 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsIAIndiana: #647 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,381 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,554 girlsOHPennsylvania: #526 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,874 girlsPANew Jersey: #589 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,602 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #434 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 3,999 girlsCAUtah: #346 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCONebraska: #319 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsNEMissouri: #485 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,647 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #662 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,123 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedALGeorgia: #593 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,667 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedHITexas: #833 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,495 girlsTXFlorida: #576 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,558 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#252 · 1 in 2,092
  2. Iowa#260 · 1 in 2,040
  3. Minnesota#293 · 1 in 2,564
  4. Oregon#317 · 1 in 2,278
  5. Nebraska#319 · 1 in 2,834

Best ever in a state: #160 in Nevada, 1963.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#252211 in 2,092
Iowa#260141 in 2,040
Minnesota#293151 in 2,564
Oregon#31771 in 2,278
Nebraska#31951 in 2,834
Washington#342111 in 2,617
Utah#34651 in 2,105
California#434411 in 3,999
Illinois#441211 in 5,164
Michigan#446181 in 5,284
Ohio#448201 in 5,554
Massachusetts#46561 in 8,968
Missouri#48581 in 5,647
New York#507281 in 6,051
Pennsylvania#526151 in 7,874
Florida#57671 in 6,558
New Jersey#58961 in 9,602
Georgia#59361 in 7,667
Indiana#64751 in 10,381
North Carolina#66251 in 10,123
Texas#833111 in 10,495
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Geri
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
  • Biggest jump: 297 spots in 1941 (#1,272 → #975)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1971 (#775 → #944)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1958 at #500 (368 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1941–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,466
  • Highest: 1 in 5,466 girls born in 1958 were named Geri (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 243,011 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.7% of all girls named Geri (2,466) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,809 (1918)#4,809
1920s32#3,137 (1929)#4,266
1930s226#1,009 (1939)#1,887
1940s834#755 (1947)#901
1950s2,280#500 (1958)#650
1960s2,466#543 (1960)#640
1970s1,081#775 (1970)#1,160
1980s688#1,200 (1981)#1,840
1990s266#2,464 (1990)#4,333
2000s115#5,570 (2001)#9,383
2010s28#10,374 (2011)#13,384

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Geri in 1957

girls
#530
325 births · 1 in 6,292 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #530Geri325
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 6,292 of them was named Geri, which outranked 92.4% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geri
  1. #526Roxann329
  2. #528Malinda328
  3. #529Hattie327
  4. #530Geri325
  5. #530Dinah325
  6. #532Glenna324
  7. #533Unknown323
  8. #534Ruthie322

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1957 →