Jeri
Jeri was the 12474th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1957 (915). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,153 places. More babies were named Jeri in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,474 girls, down 5,103 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957915 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,014babies recorded
Jeri popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 377 since 1935.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,474 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,371 | 15 |
| 2010 | #7,339 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,611 | 57 |
| 1990 | #1,366 | 116 |
| 1980 | #716 | 234 |
| 1970 | #457 | 471 |
| 1960 | #348 | 757 |
| 1950 | #404 | 392 |
| 1940 | #804 | 78 |
| 1930 | #1,981 | 18 |
| 1920 | #4,650 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeri, counting every spelling?
Jeri is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeri | 7 | #12,474 | 42 |
| Jerri | 6 | #13,955 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jeri?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeri (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jeri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeri?
About 18,600 people born in the US named Jeri are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 52 and 70. That makes Jeri a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeri
How popular is the name Jeri?
Jeri was the 12474th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1957 (915). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,153 places. More babies were named Jeri in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Jeri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jeri in the US.