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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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—
1987#2,36044—
1986#2,17048—
1985#1,63272—
1984#1,75162—
1983#1,66566—
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1978#1,38684—
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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 1970

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsMNIllinois: #482 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsILWisconsin: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsWIMichigan: #625 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,408 girlsMINew York: #851 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 10,100 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: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,177 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedINOhio: #603 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,430 girlsOHPennsylvania: #753 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,743 girlsPANew Jersey: #660 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,176 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #837 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 8,633 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedUTColorado: #344 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMOKentucky: 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: 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: #700 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,082 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #592 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,420 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Geri, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#344 · 1 in 1,912
  2. Minnesota#417 · 1 in 4,226
  3. Iowa#426 · 1 in 4,177
  4. Wisconsin#466 · 1 in 5,614
  5. Illinois#482 · 1 in 3,988

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#34491 in 1,912
Minnesota#41771 in 4,226
Iowa#42651 in 4,177
Wisconsin#46661 in 5,614
Illinois#482221 in 3,988
Alabama#59251 in 5,420
Ohio#603121 in 7,430
Michigan#625101 in 7,408
New Jersey#66071 in 7,176
Louisiana#70051 in 6,082
Pennsylvania#75381 in 10,743
California#837191 in 8,633
New York#851141 in 10,100
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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 1970

girls
#775
183 births · 1 in 9,553 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #775Geri183
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 9,553 of them was named Geri, which outranked 91.7% of the 9,355 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. #772Chantel185
  2. #772Tori185
  3. #774Johnnie184
  4. #775Geri183
  5. #775Charisse183
  6. #775Kathrine183
  7. #775Teressa183
  8. #779Cori182
  9. #779Roseann182
  10. #781Aida181

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

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →