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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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—
1989#2,93137—
1988#2,09355—
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1986#2,17048—
1985#1,63272—
1984#1,75162—
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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 1961

  • 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: #261 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,463 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: #319 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,972 girlsMNIllinois: #491 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,331 girlsILWisconsin: #346 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,683 girlsWIMichigan: #449 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,110 girlsMINew York: #524 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,792 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #399 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,045 girlsIAIndiana: #507 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,238 girlsINOhio: #572 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,446 girlsOHPennsylvania: #621 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,095 girlsPANew Jersey: #402 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,194 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #498 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 4,378 girlsCAUtah: #252 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,178 girlsUTColorado: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsCONebraska: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsNEMissouri: #373 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,408 girlsMOKentucky: #497 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,315 girlsKYWest 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: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNMKansas: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,904 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedHITexas: #963 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,418 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#252 · 1 in 1,178
  2. Washington#261 · 1 in 1,463
  3. Nebraska#290 · 1 in 2,112
  4. Minnesota#319 · 1 in 2,972
  5. Wisconsin#346 · 1 in 3,683

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#25291 in 1,178
Washington#261191 in 1,463
Nebraska#29071 in 2,112
Minnesota#319131 in 2,972
Wisconsin#346121 in 3,683
Kansas#36571 in 2,904
Missouri#373131 in 3,408
Iowa#39971 in 4,045
New Jersey#402141 in 4,194
Colorado#40571 in 2,839
Arizona#41461 in 2,559
Michigan#449171 in 5,110
Illinois#491201 in 5,331
Kentucky#49761 in 5,315
California#498401 in 4,378
Indiana#50781 in 6,238
New York#524291 in 5,792
Ohio#572141 in 7,446
Pennsylvania#621111 in 10,095
Texas#96391 in 12,418
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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 1961

girls
#553
319 births · 1 in 6,328 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #553Geri319
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 6,328 of them was named Geri, which outranked 92.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geri
  1. #550Laureen321
  2. #550Minnie321
  3. #550Roxann321
  4. #553Geri319
  5. #553Genevieve319
  6. #553Kara319
  7. #553Tena319
  8. #557Bessie318
  9. #558Alberta317
  10. #558Sharron317

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

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →