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Gerri

Gerri: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Usually a diminutive or variant spelling of Geri, Geraldine, or Gerald. In English use it often functions as a short form of names from Germanic elements like ger 'spear' and wald 'rule'.

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How popular is Gerri?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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.

Babies named Gerri in 20240

Peak year1958

Total US babies since 18805,463

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

Names like Gerri

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Gerispear · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Gerri questions

What does the name Gerri mean?

Gerri means "spear ruler". It comes from Germanic. Usually a diminutive or variant spelling of Geri, Geraldine, or Gerald. In English use it often functions as a short form of names from Germanic elements like ger 'spear' and wald 'rule'.

Is Gerri a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Gerri?

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

How do you pronounce Gerri?

Gerri 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.