Geri

Geri: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “spear”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: JAIR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Geri can be a short form of Geraldine, Gertrude, Gerard, or other Germanic names beginning with ger 'spear.' In Old Norse mythology, Geri is also the name of one of Odin's wolves, but that is a separate origin.

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How popular is Geri?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Geri in 20240

Peak year1958

Total US babies since 18808,026

Geri was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Geri

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Geraldinerule of the spear · French
Gerrispear ruler · Germanic
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic
Adelinenoble · Germanic
Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Geri questions

What does the name Geri mean?

Geri means "spear". It comes from Germanic. Geri can be a short form of Geraldine, Gertrude, Gerard, or other Germanic names beginning with ger 'spear.' In Old Norse mythology, Geri is also the name of one of Odin's wolves, but that is a separate origin.

Is Geri a boy or girl name?

Geri is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Geri?

Geri was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1958.

How do you pronounce Geri?

Geri is usually pronounced JAIR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.