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    The first name Jerri

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

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

    Jerri is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jerri at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Jerri, the 13,955th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 565 were.

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    15,785
    babies named Jerri since 1880
    #13,955
    rank in 2025
    1957
    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.

    Famous people named Jerri

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jerri Manthey
      American reality television contestant, born 1970

    Questions

    Is Jerri a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 15,785 US babies named Jerri since 1880 were girls.
    When was Jerri most popular?
    1957 in the United States, when 565 babies were named Jerri, its highest rank at 382nd.