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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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
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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 1977

  • 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: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,530 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #494 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,176 girlsMNIllinois: #628 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,166 girlsILWisconsin: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsWIMichigan: #503 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,393 girlsMINew York: #1,312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,549 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,841 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: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsIAIndiana: #680 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,047 girlsINOhio: #522 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,010 girlsOHPennsylvania: #573 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,533 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #859 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 7,479 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #493 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,426 girlsMOKentucky: #396 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #502 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,028 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #411 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNMKansas: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedARTennessee: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #549 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,724 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #236 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #422 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsALGeorgia: #757 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,568 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedHITexas: #557 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,864 girlsTXFlorida: #742 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,173 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#236 · 1 in 1,301
  2. Kansas#239 · 1 in 1,352
  3. Iowa#317 · 1 in 2,368
  4. Oregon#321 · 1 in 1,841
  5. Tennessee#366 · 1 in 2,550

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#236131 in 1,301
Kansas#239101 in 1,352
Iowa#31781 in 2,368
Oregon#32181 in 1,841
Tennessee#366111 in 2,550
Wisconsin#38981 in 3,623
Washington#39391 in 2,530
Kentucky#39681 in 3,073
Arizona#41171 in 2,279
Alabama#42281 in 2,876
Missouri#49371 in 4,426
Minnesota#49451 in 5,176
Virginia#50271 in 4,028
Michigan#503131 in 4,393
Ohio#522141 in 5,010
North Carolina#54971 in 4,724
Texas#557261 in 3,864
Pennsylvania#573121 in 5,533
Illinois#628141 in 5,166
Indiana#68051 in 7,047
Florida#74271 in 6,173
Georgia#75751 in 6,568
California#859201 in 7,479
New York#1,31271 in 14,549
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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 1977

girls
#593
291 births · 1 in 5,269 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #593Jeri291
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 5,269 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 94.8% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #590Pauline292
  2. #590Rene292
  3. #590Sheree292
  4. #593Jeri291
  5. #593Kerrie291
  6. #595Latrice290
  7. #596Ladonna289
  8. #596Lynda289

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

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →