Jeri

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 98.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1956 · 893 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,637
since 1918

Jeri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jeri has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #299, 1956girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#11,9327—
2024#8,94611—
2023#8,48612—
2022#12,2437—
2021#15,2515—
2020#7,21215—
2019#6,17619—
2018#6,52118—
2017#7,84014—
2016#10,8599—
2015#10,8669—
2014#10,9559—
2013#11,9698—
2012#6,87218—
2011#7,78315—
2010#7,21717—
2009#5,89123—
2008#6,13022—
2007#5,23027—
2006#4,57631—
2005#4,11834—
2004#5,20824—
2003#4,41829—
2002#4,28029—
2001#2,88150—
2000#2,59357—
1999#2,70351—
1998#2,33860—
1997#2,10267—
1996#2,08466—
1995#2,00668—
1994#1,62493—
1993#1,75384—
1992#1,434112—
1991#1,383116—
1990#1,364116#8,1175
1989#1,315119—
1988#1,196126—
1987#1,098138—
1986#1,024148—
1985#809203—
1984#758213#6,3155
1983#797195—
1982#746224—
1981#768212#4,1539
1980#716234#4,1349
1979#665262—
1978#652248#5,0596
1977#593291—
1976#602265#5,5875
1975#568292—
1974#537313—
1973#516328#3,6948
1972#511337—
1971#462437#3,9637
1970#457471—
1969#436492—
1968#436475#3,1078
1967#370599#3,2317
1966#387551#2,7849
1965#434473#3,2447
1964#408571#3,0508
1963#391604#2,67310
1962#376627#4,0335
1961#355717#4,0655
1960#348757#2,12115
1959#317858#1,97417
1958#313855#2,02616
1957#300915#2,49411
1956#299893#2,01516
1955#301845#2,13914
1954#302771#2,44911
1953#313683#2,28712
1952#317649#1,85617
1951#373473#2,8448
1950#404392#2,7708
1949#416358#2,6069
1948#460302#2,7888
1947#408392#2,49810
1946#425328#2,6908
1945#447252#1,58118
1944#513198#2,4679
1943#545189#3,5385
1942#503217#1,86715
1941#644122#2,8727
1940#80278#2,4789
1939#72787#2,4499
1938#82673—
1937#89659#3,1756
1936#89458—
1935#79872#3,2526
1934#1,09841—
1933#1,14038—
1932#1,26833—
1931#1,59423—
1930#1,93418—
1929#2,19115—
1928#3,4368—
1927#3,5618—
1926#3,04610—
1925#3,11610—
1924#2,66113—
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1920#4,3986—
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1918#3,5128—
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Jeri! It came in at #3,512, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1921, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Jeri is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNHWashington: #227 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMNIllinois: #343 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsILWisconsin: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,807 girlsWIMichigan: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,325 girlsMINew York: #397 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,274 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedIAIndiana: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsINOhio: #393 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,442 girlsOHPennsylvania: #603 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,316 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #280 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,880 girlsKSArkansas: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedALGeorgia: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,095 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #900 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,614 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#227 · 1 in 1,707
  2. California#280 · 1 in 2,218
  3. Wisconsin#296 · 1 in 3,807
  4. Kansas#306 · 1 in 2,880
  5. Indiana#309 · 1 in 3,419

Best ever in a state: #99 in Montana, 1957.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#227111 in 1,707
California#280361 in 2,218
Wisconsin#29671 in 3,807
Kansas#30651 in 2,880
Indiana#30991 in 3,419
Illinois#343161 in 3,959
Ohio#393111 in 5,442
New York#397201 in 5,274
Arkansas#41351 in 3,887
Michigan#42981 in 6,325
Georgia#43471 in 5,095
Pennsylvania#60361 in 13,316
Texas#90061 in 12,614
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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 Jeri
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,986 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #11,932)
  • 4,720 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #11,932)
  • 1,066 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #11,932)
  • Biggest jump: 300 spots in 1935 (#1,098 → #798)
  • Biggest drop: 215 spots in 1986 (#809 → #1,024)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1956 at #299 (893 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1935–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,235
  • Highest: 1 in 2,235 girls born in 1957 were named Jeri (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #299 in 1956, was only 1 in 2,248 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.4% of all girls named Jeri (7,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s13#3,512 (1918)#4,163
1920s78#2,191 (1929)#3,258
1930s502#727 (1939)#1,118
1940s2,436#408 (1947)#516
1950s7,334#299 (1956)#324
1960s5,866#348 (1960)#394
1970s3,244#457 (1970)#556
1980s1,812#716 (1980)#923
1990s833#1,364 (1990)#1,879
2000s326#2,593 (2000)#4,533
2010s136#6,176 (2019)#8,706
2020s57#7,212 (2020)#10,678

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.

Jeri in 1944

girls
#513
198 births · 1 in 6,703 girls
boys
#2,467
9 births · 1 in 151,431 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #513Jeri198

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #2,467Jeri9
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 6,703 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 90.2% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #510Joe201
  2. #511Effie200
  3. #511Melody200
  4. #513Jeri198
  5. #514Cherry197
  6. #514Leila197
  7. #514Madelyn197
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 151,431 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 36.9% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,309Wray10
  2. #2,309Yale10
  3. #2,309Zachary10
  4. #2,467Jeri9
  5. #2,467Abelino9
  6. #2,467Ac9
  7. #2,467Adron9
  8. #2,633Abundio8
  9. #2,633Alonso8
  10. #2,633Amedeo8

Tied with 165 names at #2,467; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →