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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: #234 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsWAIdaho: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #278 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsMNIllinois: #310 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,446 girlsILWisconsin: #255 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsWIMichigan: #284 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsMINew York: #537 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,211 girlsNYMassachusetts: #403 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,857 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 415 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSDIowa: #195 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsIAIndiana: #288 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsINOhio: #291 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsOHPennsylvania: #480 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,878 girlsPANew Jersey: #533 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,226 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #243 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,328 girlsCAUtah: #182 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 820 girlsUTColorado: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsCONebraska: #235 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsNEMissouri: #304 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsMOKentucky: #309 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsKYWest Virginia: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsWVVirginia: #397 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,618 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDEArizona: #280 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,376 girlsAZNew Mexico: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsNMKansas: #237 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsKSArkansas: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsARTennessee: #386 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,641 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #686 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,712 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #231 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,311 girlsOKLouisiana: #403 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsLAMississippi: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,070 girlsMSAlabama: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsALGeorgia: #493 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,949 girlsGAHawaii: #179 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 667 girlsHITexas: #316 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsTXFlorida: #483 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,569 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#124 · 1 in 415
  2. Hawaii#179 · 1 in 667
  3. Utah#182 · 1 in 820
  4. Iowa#195 · 1 in 1,042
  5. Idaho#226 · 1 in 1,071

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#12471 in 415
Hawaii#17991 in 667
Utah#182131 in 820
Iowa#195271 in 1,042
Idaho#22661 in 1,071
Oklahoma#231161 in 1,311
Washington#234231 in 1,229
Nebraska#235101 in 1,446
Kansas#237151 in 1,401
California#2431301 in 1,328
Oregon#253121 in 1,348
Wisconsin#255221 in 2,042
Minnesota#278181 in 2,152
Arizona#280111 in 1,376
Michigan#284431 in 2,054
Indiana#288231 in 2,190
Ohio#291441 in 2,391
Missouri#304181 in 2,486
Kentucky#309141 in 2,286
Illinois#310441 in 2,446
Texas#316591 in 1,922
Colorado#320101 in 1,954
West Virginia#34161 in 2,899
Arkansas#35571 in 2,541
Tennessee#386101 in 3,641
Virginia#397111 in 3,618
New Mexico#39851 in 2,471
Louisiana#403141 in 2,773
Massachusetts#40391 in 5,857
Alabama#426101 in 3,471
Pennsylvania#480191 in 5,878
Florida#483111 in 4,569
Georgia#49391 in 4,949
New Jersey#53381 in 7,226
New York#537271 in 6,211
Mississippi#54151 in 5,070
North Carolina#68651 in 9,712
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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 1960

girls
#348
757 births · 1 in 2,671 girls
boys
#2,121
15 births · 1 in 142,155 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #348Jeri757

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #2,121Jeri15
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 2,671 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 95.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #344Leigh770
  2. #346Celeste762
  3. #347Sonja758
  4. #348Jeri757
  5. #349Pat755
  6. #349Shawn755
  7. #351Kari749
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 142,155 of them was named Jeri, which outranked 53.9% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeri
  1. #2,042Yale16
  2. #2,042Yvonne16
  3. #2,042Zev16
  4. #2,121Jeri15
  5. #2,121Andamo15
  6. #2,121Arley15
  7. #2,121Arlis15
  8. #2,210Ambrosio14
  9. #2,210Anna14
  10. #2,210Ashton14

Tied with 88 names at #2,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →