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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #246 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsWAIdaho: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 622 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsMNIllinois: #390 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,142 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,222 girlsWIMichigan: #350 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,723 girlsMINew York: #772 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 10,416 girlsNYMassachusetts: #506 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,506 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsORNevada: #155 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 583 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSDIowa: #218 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsIAIndiana: #265 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,682 girlsINOhio: #403 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #630 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,953 girlsPANew Jersey: #400 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,440 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #403 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsCAUtah: #174 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 735 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsCONebraska: #169 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 814 girlsNEMissouri: #345 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsMOKentucky: #308 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,285 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsAZNew Mexico: #255 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsNMKansas: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsKSArkansas: #260 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,549 girlsARTennessee: #371 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #438 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,969 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #322 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,123 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #207 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 977 girlsOKLouisiana: #370 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsLAMississippi: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsMSAlabama: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsALGeorgia: #476 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,298 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #396 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsTXFlorida: #505 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,289 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#155 · 1 in 583
  2. Idaho#164 · 1 in 622
  3. Nebraska#169 · 1 in 814
  4. Utah#174 · 1 in 735
  5. Oklahoma#207 · 1 in 977

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#15551 in 583
Idaho#16471 in 622
Nebraska#169131 in 814
Utah#174121 in 735
Oklahoma#207161 in 977
Iowa#218171 in 1,240
Kansas#246121 in 1,193
Washington#246181 in 1,188
Colorado#252121 in 1,263
New Mexico#25581 in 1,087
Arkansas#26091 in 1,549
Indiana#265251 in 1,682
Wisconsin#276161 in 2,222
Oregon#30081 in 1,657
Kentucky#308111 in 2,257
South Carolina#322101 in 2,123
Mississippi#323101 in 1,950
Missouri#345131 in 2,659
Michigan#350271 in 2,723
Arizona#35471 in 1,828
Louisiana#370141 in 2,289
Minnesota#37081 in 3,670
Tennessee#371101 in 3,033
Illinois#390281 in 3,142
Texas#396381 in 2,418
New Jersey#400151 in 3,440
California#403591 in 2,606
Ohio#403231 in 3,704
North Carolina#438101 in 3,969
Virginia#45281 in 4,285
Georgia#47691 in 4,298
Florida#505101 in 4,289
Massachusetts#50661 in 7,506
Alabama#51761 in 4,602
Pennsylvania#630101 in 8,953
New York#772141 in 10,416
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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 1966

girls
#387
551 births · 1 in 3,071 girls
boys
#2,784
9 births · 1 in 198,162 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #387Jeri551

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #2,784Jeri9
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,071 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #383Rosemarie562
  2. #385Therese557
  3. #386Margie552
  4. #387Jeri551
  5. #387Clara551
  6. #389Sondra547
  7. #389Stefanie547
  8. #391Lena546

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

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 198,162 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 38.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,627Yitzchok10
  2. #2,627York10
  3. #2,627Yuri10
  4. #2,784Jeri9
  5. #2,784Albie9
  6. #2,784Alcides9
  7. #2,784Alix9
  8. #2,986Adell8
  9. #2,986Alice8
  10. #2,986Alma8

Tied with 201 names at #2,784; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →