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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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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1922#3,6558—
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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 1952

  • 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: #163 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 884 girlsWAIdaho: #161 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 700 girlsIDMontana: #205 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsMNIllinois: #288 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,686 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsWIMichigan: #196 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsMINew York: #418 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 4,826 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,107 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: #166 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsINOhio: #243 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsOHPennsylvania: #424 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,170 girlsPANew Jersey: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,945 girlsNJConnecticut: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,049 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsCAUtah: #141 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 599 girlsUTColorado: #283 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,031 girlsCONebraska: #204 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsNEMissouri: #284 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,583 girlsMOKentucky: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsKYWest Virginia: #360 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #202 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedARTennessee: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,407 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: #236 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsOKLouisiana: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,076 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #400 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,092 girlsALGeorgia: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,809 girlsGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 978 girlsHITexas: #401 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,329 girlsTXFlorida: #428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,089 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#141 · 1 in 599
  2. Idaho#161 · 1 in 700
  3. Washington#163 · 1 in 884
  4. Iowa#166 · 1 in 1,094
  5. Oregon#195 · 1 in 1,107

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#141161 in 599
Idaho#16191 in 700
Washington#163311 in 884
Iowa#166261 in 1,094
Oregon#195151 in 1,107
Michigan#196521 in 1,554
California#1981061 in 1,239
Kansas#202151 in 1,373
Nebraska#204101 in 1,444
Montana#20561 in 1,068
Indiana#216281 in 1,664
Wisconsin#226181 in 2,226
Oklahoma#236131 in 1,652
Hawaii#23861 in 978
Ohio#243451 in 2,111
Minnesota#259141 in 2,519
Colorado#28381 in 2,031
Missouri#284161 in 2,583
Illinois#288351 in 2,686
Connecticut#32651 in 4,049
West Virginia#36061 in 3,701
Alabama#40091 in 4,092
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
Texas#401321 in 3,329
New York#418321 in 4,826
Pennsylvania#424181 in 6,170
Florida#42881 in 4,089
New Jersey#44571 in 6,945
Kentucky#44961 in 5,614
Louisiana#49471 in 5,076
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Tennessee#53551 in 7,407
Georgia#59451 in 8,809
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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 1952

girls
#317
649 births · 1 in 2,857 girls
boys
#1,856
17 births · 1 in 114,331 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #317Jeri649

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #1,856Jeri17
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,857 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 95.0% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #314Lorna662
  2. #315Madeline661
  3. #316Verna655
  4. #317Jeri649
  5. #318Gay643
  6. #319Mae640
  7. #320Celia639
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 114,331 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 56.4% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #1,804Virginia18
  2. #1,804Walt18
  3. #1,804Waylon18
  4. #1,856Jeri17
  5. #1,856Ace17
  6. #1,856Ali17
  7. #1,856Arland17
  8. #1,939Alpha16
  9. #1,939Alvah16
  10. #1,939Aubry16

Tied with 82 names at #1,856; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →