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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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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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 1962

  • 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: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,734 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: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,413 girlsMNIllinois: #402 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,674 girlsILWisconsin: #355 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,849 girlsWIMichigan: #459 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,130 girlsMINew York: #626 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,780 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedINOhio: #591 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,206 girlsOHPennsylvania: #493 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,138 girlsPANew Jersey: #475 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,187 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #754 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 9,131 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCONebraska: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsNEMissouri: #531 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,084 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: #416 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,307 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: #564 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,756 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #906 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,056 girlsTXFlorida: #648 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,029 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#289 · 1 in 1,734
  2. Nebraska#315 · 1 in 2,389
  3. Wisconsin#355 · 1 in 3,849
  4. Illinois#402 · 1 in 3,674
  5. Kansas#416 · 1 in 3,307

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#289161 in 1,734
Nebraska#31561 in 2,389
Wisconsin#355111 in 3,849
Illinois#402281 in 3,674
Kansas#41661 in 3,307
Minnesota#44671 in 5,413
Michigan#459161 in 5,130
New Jersey#475111 in 5,187
Pennsylvania#493171 in 6,138
Missouri#53171 in 6,084
Louisiana#56481 in 4,756
Ohio#591121 in 8,206
New York#626211 in 7,780
Florida#64871 in 7,029
California#754191 in 9,131
Texas#906101 in 11,056
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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 1962

girls
#612
268 births · 1 in 7,338 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #612Geri268
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 7,338 of them was named Geri, which outranked 91.9% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geri
  1. #608Nita271
  2. #610Minnie270
  3. #611Brigitte269
  4. #612Geri268
  5. #613Maggie267
  6. #613Reba267
  7. #615Nellie266
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →