# Geri (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/geri/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,026 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5 / 8,021 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 69, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening; compare Jerry from Gerald.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | 5,441 |
| 1999 | 24 | 4,626 |
| 2000 | 15 | 6,926 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5,655 |
| 2002 | 17 | 6,494 |
| 2003 | 16 | 6,989 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10,998 |
| 2005 | 5 | 17,373 |
| 2006 | 12 | 9,496 |
| 2007 | 14 | 8,685 |
| 2008 | 7 | 14,353 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,649 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15,148 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17,142 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,937 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 5 | 3,939 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14 | 1,287 |
| 1998 | 14 | 1,319 |
| 1999 | 13 | 1,393 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1,688 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3,262 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,868 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4,598 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 3,134 |

## People named Geri

- Geri Allen, American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.