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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedAKMaine: #242 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsWAIdaho: #205 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 790 girlsIDMontana: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 716 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #239 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsMNIllinois: #417 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,813 girlsILWisconsin: #292 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsWIMichigan: #325 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,583 girlsMINew York: #603 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,099 girlsNYMassachusetts: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,623 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsORNevada: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 338 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsIAIndiana: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,622 girlsINOhio: #347 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsOHPennsylvania: #651 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,178 girlsPANew Jersey: #715 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,499 girlsNJConnecticut: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsCTCalifornia: #324 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsCAUtah: #187 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 764 girlsUTColorado: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsCONebraska: #212 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsNEMissouri: #281 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsMOKentucky: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,030 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #454 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,421 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsAZNew Mexico: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsNMKansas: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedARTennessee: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,963 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #495 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,151 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #429 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,531 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsOKLouisiana: #503 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,016 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedALGeorgia: #532 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,452 girlsGAHawaii: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsHITexas: #362 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsTXFlorida: #417 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#101 · 1 in 338
  2. Montana#186 · 1 in 716
  3. Utah#187 · 1 in 764
  4. Idaho#205 · 1 in 790
  5. Nebraska#212 · 1 in 1,065

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#10191 in 338
Montana#18681 in 716
Utah#187131 in 764
Idaho#20571 in 790
Nebraska#212131 in 1,065
Kansas#237141 in 1,329
Minnesota#239221 in 1,615
Maine#24261 in 1,553
Washington#242201 in 1,280
Iowa#264141 in 1,810
Oregon#269101 in 1,437
Missouri#281201 in 2,054
Hawaii#28751 in 1,217
Wisconsin#292161 in 2,550
New Mexico#31471 in 1,574
Colorado#318101 in 1,886
California#324941 in 1,852
Michigan#325311 in 2,583
Arizona#32891 in 1,673
Oklahoma#33991 in 2,237
Ohio#347321 in 2,994
Texas#362481 in 2,233
Indiana#390131 in 3,622
Florida#417151 in 3,235
Illinois#417261 in 3,813
South Carolina#42971 in 3,531
Connecticut#44051 in 4,860
Virginia#45491 in 4,421
Kentucky#48961 in 5,030
Tennessee#49471 in 4,963
North Carolina#49591 in 5,151
Louisiana#50391 in 4,016
Massachusetts#51761 in 8,623
Georgia#53281 in 5,452
New York#603231 in 7,099
Pennsylvania#651101 in 10,178
New Jersey#71551 in 11,499
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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 1963

girls
#391
604 births · 1 in 3,191 girls
boys
#2,673
10 births · 1 in 203,108 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #391Jeri604

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #2,673Jeri10
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 3,191 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #388Suzette614
  2. #389Stacie612
  3. #390Marcy610
  4. #391Jeri604
  5. #392Kirsten598
  6. #393Ella597
  7. #394Sondra596
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 203,108 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 42.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,539Zebedee11
  2. #2,539Zev11
  3. #2,539Zollie11
  4. #2,673Jeri10
  5. #2,673Aldon10
  6. #2,673Alexandro10
  7. #2,673Ancil10
  8. #2,858Adelbert9
  9. #2,858Adonis9
  10. #2,858Adriano9

Tied with 184 names at #2,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →