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The first name Gerri

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the female given name Geraldine, also used as a formal given name.

Gerri is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Gerri last appeared in the official list in 1997, given to 3 girls.

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3
babies named Gerri, 1996–2025
#3,824
rank in 1997
1997
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gerri with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Gerri at birth, 1880–2025

In 2010, 6 girls born in the United States were named Gerri, the 15,623rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 226 were.

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5,463
babies named Gerri since 1880
#15,623
rank in 2010
1958
peak year

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.

Questions

How popular is the name Gerri?
In 1997, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Gerri, ranking 3,824th.
Is Gerri a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,463 US babies named Gerri since 1880 were girls.
When was Gerri most popular?
1958 in the United States, when 226 babies were named Gerri, its highest rank at 660th.