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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1949

  • 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: #193 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedIDMontana: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 676 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,062 girlsMNIllinois: #286 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsILWisconsin: #280 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsWIMichigan: #337 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsMINew York: #505 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,469 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsORNevada: 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: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsIAIndiana: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,500 girlsINOhio: #276 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,797 girlsOHPennsylvania: #700 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,117 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #265 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,952 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedUTColorado: #299 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsCONebraska: #253 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,458 girlsMOKentucky: 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: #214 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 990 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNMKansas: #327 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,996 girlsKSArkansas: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsARTennessee: #502 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,537 girlsTNNorth 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: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #501 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,511 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#149 · 1 in 676
  2. Washington#193 · 1 in 1,322
  3. Oregon#195 · 1 in 1,252
  4. Arizona#214 · 1 in 990
  5. Iowa#250 · 1 in 2,481

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#14991 in 676
Washington#193191 in 1,322
Oregon#195121 in 1,252
Arizona#21491 in 990
Iowa#250111 in 2,481
Nebraska#25361 in 2,241
California#265581 in 1,952
Ohio#276311 in 2,797
Wisconsin#280111 in 3,355
Illinois#286321 in 2,682
Colorado#29961 in 2,375
Oklahoma#30691 in 2,389
Indiana#326121 in 3,500
Kansas#32761 in 2,996
Minnesota#33081 in 4,062
Michigan#337181 in 3,927
Arkansas#39661 in 3,724
Missouri#47261 in 6,458
Texas#501211 in 4,511
Tennessee#50251 in 7,537
New York#505191 in 7,469
Pennsylvania#70061 in 17,117
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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 1949

girls
#416
358 births · 1 in 4,779 girls
boys
#2,606
9 births · 1 in 197,104 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #416Jeri358

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #2,606Jeri9
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 4,779 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 93.1% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #413Eula363
  2. #413Winifred363
  3. #415Kimberly362
  4. #416Jeri358
  5. #417Lela356
  6. #418Sadie352
  7. #418Tamara352
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 197,104 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 38.0% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,453Yale10
  2. #2,453Yvonne10
  3. #2,453Zebedee10
  4. #2,606Jeri9
  5. #2,606Alban9
  6. #2,606Alma9
  7. #2,606Alphonsa9
  8. #2,802Abbott8
  9. #2,802Able8
  10. #2,802Aime8

Tied with 195 names at #2,606; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →