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

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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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #659, 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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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 1968

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #469 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,623 girlsMNIllinois: #745 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,297 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #596 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,945 girlsMINew York: #809 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,480 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: #593 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,510 girlsOHPennsylvania: #524 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,016 girlsPANew Jersey: #661 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,043 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 19,225 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: #498 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsMOKentucky: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsKYWest 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: #587 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,547 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #435 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,197 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,531 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gerri, so not publishedHITexas: #1,303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,786 girlsTXFlorida: #686 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,041 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#364 · 1 in 2,994
  2. Oklahoma#435 · 1 in 3,197
  3. Minnesota#469 · 1 in 5,623
  4. Missouri#498 · 1 in 4,698
  5. Pennsylvania#524 · 1 in 6,016

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

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Kentucky#36481 in 2,994
Oklahoma#43551 in 3,197
Minnesota#46951 in 5,623
Missouri#49871 in 4,698
Pennsylvania#524141 in 6,016
North Carolina#58761 in 6,547
Ohio#593111 in 7,510
Michigan#596101 in 6,945
New Jersey#66161 in 8,043
Georgia#68351 in 7,531
Florida#68661 in 7,041
Illinois#74591 in 9,297
New York#809131 in 10,480
Texas#1,30351 in 18,786
California#1,33781 in 19,225
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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 1968

girls
#762
170 births · 1 in 9,649 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #762Gerri170
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 9,649 of them was named Gerri, which outranked 90.7% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gerri
  1. #757Pearl172
  2. #760Libby171
  3. #760Melodie171
  4. #762Gerri170
  5. #762Deloris170
  6. #762Elissa170
  7. #762Laureen170
  8. #767Estella169
  9. #767Gay169
  10. #767Georgette169

Tied with 4 names at #762; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →