The first name Geri
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Shortening; compare Jerry from Gerald.
Geri is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Geri last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 14 births (#1,287).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Geri with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Geri at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 7 girls born in the United States were named Geri, the 12,937th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 368 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Geri
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Geri AllenAmerican composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017)
Questions
- What does the name Geri mean?
- Shortening; compare Jerry from Gerald.
- How popular is the name Geri?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Geri, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 1997, with 14 births.
- Is Geri a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,026 US babies named Geri since 1880 were girls.
- When was Geri most popular?
- 1958 in the United States, when 368 babies were named Geri, its highest rank at 500th.