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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • 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: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsWAIdaho: #190 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 695 girlsIDMontana: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 620 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,698 girlsMNIllinois: #387 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsILWisconsin: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsWIMichigan: #437 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,899 girlsMINew York: #851 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 10,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #292 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,596 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: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,741 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsINOhio: #387 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,302 girlsOHPennsylvania: #753 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,743 girlsPANew Jersey: #807 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,047 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #575 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,556 girlsCAUtah: #238 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsUTColorado: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsCONebraska: #223 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsNEMissouri: #378 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsMOKentucky: #435 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsKYWest Virginia: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedVAMaryland: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsAZNew Mexico: #318 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsNMKansas: #296 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedARTennessee: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #530 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,236 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #507 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,110 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,957 girlsOKLouisiana: #448 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsLAMississippi: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsMSAlabama: #410 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsALGeorgia: #552 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #453 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,894 girlsTXFlorida: #396 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#169 · 1 in 620
  2. Idaho#190 · 1 in 695
  3. Nebraska#223 · 1 in 1,158
  4. Utah#238 · 1 in 1,168
  5. Washington#263 · 1 in 1,368

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#16971 in 620
Idaho#19071 in 695
Nebraska#22391 in 1,158
Utah#23891 in 1,168
Washington#263181 in 1,368
Iowa#271121 in 1,741
Indiana#285251 in 1,723
Oregon#29291 in 1,596
Kansas#29691 in 1,639
Tennessee#298161 in 1,968
Colorado#307111 in 1,565
New Mexico#31861 in 1,369
Oklahoma#32891 in 1,957
West Virginia#32851 in 2,561
Wisconsin#348111 in 3,062
Maryland#37291 in 2,802
Missouri#378121 in 2,955
Illinois#387321 in 2,742
Ohio#387271 in 3,302
Arizona#39671 in 2,135
Florida#396181 in 2,645
Minnesota#40181 in 3,698
Alabama#41091 in 3,011
Mississippi#41371 in 2,684
Kentucky#43571 in 3,712
Michigan#437191 in 3,899
Louisiana#448101 in 3,041
Texas#453361 in 2,894
South Carolina#50751 in 4,110
North Carolina#53081 in 5,236
Georgia#55281 in 5,052
California#575361 in 4,556
Pennsylvania#75381 in 10,743
New Jersey#80751 in 10,047
New York#851141 in 10,100
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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 1970

girls
#457
471 births · 1 in 3,712 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #457Jeri471
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 3,712 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #453Mildred482
  2. #455Kay476
  3. #456Janie475
  4. #457Jeri471
  5. #458Adriana461
  6. #459Karyn460
  7. #460Chris458
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →