Jerri

Jerri: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “variant of Jerry; spear ruler”
Origin: English
Say it: JER-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

Jerri is an English spelling variant of Jerry, which is used for Gerald, Jerome, or Jeremy. As a feminine modern spelling, it is usually associated with Jerry from Gerald, from Germanic elements meaning 'spear' and 'rule'.

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How popular is Jerri?

20241.5 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 Jerri in 20245

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 188015,779

Jerri is steady now but far below its 1967 peak.

Names like Jerri

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jerryspear ruler · English
Jerrieruler with the spear · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Averyruler of elves · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English

Jerri questions

What does the name Jerri mean?

Jerri means "variant of Jerry; spear ruler". It comes from English. Jerri is an English spelling variant of Jerry, which is used for Gerald, Jerome, or Jeremy. As a feminine modern spelling, it is usually associated with Jerry from Gerald, from Germanic elements meaning 'spear' and 'rule'.

Is Jerri a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jerri?

5 US babies were named Jerri in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Jerri?

Jerri is usually pronounced JER-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.