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Jeri

/ˈdʒɛɹi/ · 98% girls · 7 born in 2025

Jeri has been given to about 23,014 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,037
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 926
  • Born in 20257
  • All time23,014

How popular is Jeri?

Its best year was 1957, when 926 babies were given the name, ranking 300th. The typical living American called Jeri is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Jeri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerri0.96
  2. Teri0.81
  3. Keri0.81
  4. Geri0.81
  5. Terri0.78
  6. Kerri0.78
  7. Gerri0.78
  8. Jessi0.72

Middle names for Jeri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jeri Catherine0.84
  2. Jeri Rose0.83
  3. Jeri Marie0.83
  4. Jeri Grace0.83
  5. Jeri Louise0.83
  6. Jeri Claire0.82

Sibling names for Jeri

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.92
  2. Gwensister · 0.92
  3. Margosister · 0.90
  4. Laurelsister · 0.89
  5. Dannybrother · 0.84
  6. Rudybrother · 0.84

Where Jeri is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jeri Reyes0.78
    2. Jeri Nguyen0.78
    3. Jeri Moore0.78
    4. Jeri Lee0.78
    5. Jeri Hall0.78
    6. Jeri Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jeri

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.