Jeri

Jeri: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “variant of Jerry or Geri”
Origin: English
Say it: JAIR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

Jeri is an English spelling variant used for women and men, often related to Jerry, Geraldine, or Geri. Its deeper meaning depends on the source name behind the nickname or variant form.

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How popular is Jeri?

20243.3 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 Jeri in 202411

Peak year1956

Total US babies since 188023,009

Jeri is steady now but far below its 1956 peak.

Names like Jeri

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Jeri questions

What does the name Jeri mean?

Jeri means "variant of Jerry or Geri". It comes from English. Jeri is an English spelling variant used for women and men, often related to Jerry, Geraldine, or Geri. Its deeper meaning depends on the source name behind the nickname or variant form.

Is Jeri a boy or girl name?

Jeri is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jeri?

11 US babies were named Jeri in 2024. Its peak year was 1956.

How do you pronounce Jeri?

Jeri 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.