Gerri

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #14,959 · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1958 · 226 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,446
since 1925

Gerri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Gerri has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #659, 1958girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024——
2023——
2022——
2021——
2020——
2019——
2018——
2017——
2016——
2015——
2014——
2013——
2012——
2011——
2010#14,9596—
2009——
2008——
2007——
2006——
2005#16,4625—
2004——
2003——
2002——
2001——
2000#8,53411—
1999#8,22311—
1998#8,01611—
1997#9,0179—
1996#7,57411—
1995#5,67716—
1994#6,31914—
1993#5,67316—
1992#5,71816—
1991#4,20824—
1990#4,38022—
1989#3,78426—
1988#3,58526—
1987#2,33245—
1986#4,34718—
1985#2,70435—
1984#2,91530—
1983#2,31041—
1982#2,15047—
1981#1,61572—
1980#1,88657—
1979#2,27342—
1978#1,72960—
1977#1,71760—
1976#1,37378—
1975#1,40475—
1974#1,143101—
1973#1,033113—
1972#993120—
1971#1,113106—
1970#916141—
1969#770174—
1968#762170—
1967#793157—
1966#835143#3,9485
1965#807151—
1964#727204—
1963#741192—
1962#748191#3,3057
1961#734202—
1960#722196—
1959#672221—
1958#659226—
1957#727189—
1956#872131#3,9425
1955#829136—
1954#865121—
1953#841121—
1952#93598—
1951#98889—
1950#1,11468—
1949#1,17460—
1948#1,04172—
1947#854105—
1946#94677—
1945#96864—
1944#94567—
1943#1,15449—
1942#1,10151—
1941#1,18440—
1940#1,08844—
1939#1,29133—
1938#1,54724—
1937#1,84518—
1936#1,87317—
1935#1,77919—
1934#2,08715—
1933#3,1098—
1932#3,0479—
1931#3,8486—
1930#4,0476—
1929——
1928#3,7437—
1927#4,8055—
1926——
1925#4,9735—
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1925

The first year at least five girls were named Gerri! It came in at #4,973, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1927, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Gerri is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNHWashington: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,604 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #534 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,136 girlsMINew York: #621 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,611 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedINOhio: #614 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,334 girlsOHPennsylvania: #643 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,530 girlsPANew Jersey: #491 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,661 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #824 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 13,288 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedHITexas: #877 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,434 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#491 · 1 in 7,661
  2. Washington#505 · 1 in 5,604
  3. Michigan#534 · 1 in 8,136
  4. Ohio#614 · 1 in 11,334
  5. New York#621 · 1 in 9,611

Best ever in a state: #289 in Oregon, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#49171 in 7,661
Washington#50551 in 5,604
Michigan#534111 in 8,136
Ohio#61491 in 11,334
New York#621171 in 9,611
Pennsylvania#64391 in 12,530
California#824111 in 13,288
Texas#87791 in 12,434
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 Gerri
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2010
  • Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1944 (#1,154 → #945)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1971 (#916 → #1,113)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1925
  • Peaked 1958 at #659 (226 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1951–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,901
  • Highest: 1 in 8,901 girls born in 1958 were named Gerri (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 296,266 girls born in 2010 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 32.7% of all girls named Gerri (1,780) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s17#3,743 (1928)#4,507
1930s155#1,291 (1939)#2,447
1940s629#854 (1947)#1,046
1950s1,400#659 (1958)#850
1960s1,780#722 (1960)#764
1970s896#916 (1970)#1,369
1980s397#1,615 (1981)#2,763
1990s150#4,208 (1991)#6,481
2000s16#8,534 (2000)#12,498
2010s6#14,959 (2010)#14,959

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.

Gerri in 1955

girls
#829
136 births · 1 in 14,377 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #829Gerri136
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 14,377 of them was named Gerri, which outranked 87.7% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gerri
  1. #826Angeline137
  2. #826Corliss137
  3. #826Sherree137
  4. #829Gerri136
  5. #829Carey136
  6. #829Carmel136
  7. #829Kendra136
  8. #834Dorinda135
  9. #834Hannah135
  10. #834Rosita135

Tied with 4 names at #829; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →