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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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—
1919#4,8145—
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 1954

  • 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: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 919 girlsWAIdaho: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsIDMontana: #153 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 685 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNDMinnesota: #261 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsMNIllinois: #215 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsILWisconsin: #213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,992 girlsMINew York: #446 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 5,174 girlsNYMassachusetts: #395 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,129 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #206 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #157 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 636 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSDIowa: #162 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 896 girlsIAIndiana: #242 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsINOhio: #250 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,124 girlsOHPennsylvania: #352 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsPANew Jersey: #295 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,925 girlsNJConnecticut: #348 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,335 girlsCTCalifornia: #196 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsCAUtah: #174 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 768 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsCONebraska: #143 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 687 girlsNEMissouri: #372 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsMOKentucky: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,264 girlsKYWest Virginia: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,195 girlsWVVirginia: #558 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,149 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsAZNew Mexico: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsNMKansas: #196 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsARTennessee: #428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,839 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #593 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,608 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsOKLouisiana: #444 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,235 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #560 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,343 girlsALGeorgia: #603 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,186 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #340 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,435 girlsTXFlorida: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,765 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#143 · 1 in 687
  2. Montana#153 · 1 in 685
  3. Wyoming#157 · 1 in 636
  4. Iowa#162 · 1 in 896
  5. Utah#174 · 1 in 768

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#143211 in 687
Montana#153101 in 685
Wyoming#15751 in 636
Iowa#162311 in 896
Utah#174131 in 768
Washington#176311 in 919
California#1961311 in 1,095
Kansas#196181 in 1,221
Oregon#206131 in 1,235
North Dakota#20961 in 1,190
Wisconsin#213221 in 1,893
Illinois#215621 in 1,608
Idaho#23651 in 1,284
Indiana#242251 in 1,953
Michigan#244441 in 1,992
New Mexico#24581 in 1,332
Ohio#250481 in 2,124
Colorado#252111 in 1,577
Arizona#258101 in 1,175
Minnesota#261161 in 2,247
New Jersey#295181 in 2,925
Texas#340461 in 2,435
Connecticut#34851 in 4,335
Arkansas#35071 in 2,762
Pennsylvania#352271 in 4,186
Missouri#372111 in 3,946
West Virginia#38951 in 4,195
Kentucky#39381 in 4,264
Massachusetts#39571 in 7,129
Oklahoma#40161 in 3,757
Florida#405101 in 3,765
Tennessee#42881 in 4,839
Louisiana#44491 in 4,235
New York#446311 in 5,174
Virginia#55851 in 8,149
Alabama#56051 in 7,343
North Carolina#59361 in 8,608
Georgia#60351 in 9,186
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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 1954

girls
#302
771 births · 1 in 2,519 girls
boys
#2,449
11 births · 1 in 185,341 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #302Jeri771

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #2,449Jeri11
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,519 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #299Cheri810
  2. #300Marguerite789
  3. #301Jennie784
  4. #302Jeri771
  5. #302Caroline771
  6. #304Trudy770
  7. #305Jessie760
  8. #306Shelly759

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 185,341 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 43.8% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,316Zachery12
  2. #2,316Zackary12
  3. #2,316Zev12
  4. #2,449Jeri11
  5. #2,449Abbott11
  6. #2,449Adriel11
  7. #2,449Adrien11
  8. #2,592Abundio10
  9. #2,592Adolf10
  10. #2,592Alice10

Tied with 142 names at #2,449; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →