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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedAKMaine: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNHWashington: #201 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 991 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedIDMontana: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 888 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsMNIllinois: #372 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,215 girlsILWisconsin: #258 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,228 girlsWIMichigan: #334 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,736 girlsMINew York: #626 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,780 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #295 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,711 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: #247 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsIAIndiana: #300 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsINOhio: #378 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,647 girlsOHPennsylvania: #675 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,594 girlsPANew Jersey: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,151 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #328 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,928 girlsCAUtah: #204 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 880 girlsUTColorado: #265 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsCONebraska: #253 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsNEMissouri: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,082 girlsKYWest Virginia: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsWVVirginia: #491 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,748 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 908 girlsAZNew Mexico: #249 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsNMKansas: #247 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsKSArkansas: #383 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,938 girlsARTennessee: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,085 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #222 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsOKLouisiana: #606 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,436 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #410 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,335 girlsALGeorgia: #495 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,853 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #381 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsTXFlorida: #349 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#201 · 1 in 991
  2. Utah#204 · 1 in 880
  3. Arizona#215 · 1 in 908
  4. Montana#216 · 1 in 888
  5. Oklahoma#222 · 1 in 1,145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#201281 in 991
Utah#204121 in 880
Arizona#215171 in 908
Montana#21671 in 888
Oklahoma#222181 in 1,145
Iowa#247171 in 1,609
Kansas#247141 in 1,417
New Mexico#249101 in 1,153
Nebraska#25391 in 1,593
Wisconsin#258191 in 2,228
Colorado#265141 in 1,370
Minnesota#272181 in 2,105
Maine#28251 in 1,984
Oregon#29591 in 1,711
Indiana#300221 in 2,200
Missouri#313171 in 2,505
California#328901 in 1,928
Michigan#334301 in 2,736
West Virginia#34161 in 2,687
Florida#349201 in 2,460
Kentucky#361101 in 3,082
Illinois#372321 in 3,215
Ohio#378271 in 3,647
Texas#381431 in 2,571
Arkansas#38361 in 2,938
Alabama#410101 in 3,335
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
North Carolina#447111 in 4,335
Tennessee#47171 in 5,085
Virginia#49171 in 5,748
Georgia#49591 in 4,853
New Jersey#60071 in 8,151
Louisiana#60671 in 5,436
New York#626211 in 7,780
Pennsylvania#67591 in 11,594
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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 1962

girls
#376
627 births · 1 in 3,137 girls
boys
#4,033
5 births · 1 in 413,754 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #376Jeri627

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #4,033Jeri5
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,137 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 95.0% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #373Sondra631
  2. #374Ella630
  3. #375Kristina629
  4. #376Jeri627
  5. #377Angelia624
  6. #378Danielle616
  7. #378Susanne616
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 413,754 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #3,640Yarnell6
  2. #3,640Ygnacio6
  3. #3,640Yvon6
  4. #4,033Jeri5
  5. #4,033Able5
  6. #4,033Acy5
  7. #4,033Adelaido5

Tied with 598 names at #4,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →