girl's name

Gerri

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 5,466

Gerri is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2010 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1958, when 226 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1925.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gerri over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

1,792
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Gerri by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 17
1930s 155
1940s 629
1950s 1,405
1960s 1,792
1970s 896
1980s 397
1990s 150
2000s 16
2010s (to 2010) 6

How popular is Gerri?

In 2010, Gerri was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gerri is used

England & Wales #4,591 3 in 1997
United States #16,040 6 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gerri

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gerri also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gerri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gerri

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gerri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gerri

How popular is the name Gerri?

In 2010, Gerri was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gerri a girl's or a boy's name?

Gerri is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gerri?

Gerri has 2 syllables.

When was Gerri most popular?

Gerri peaked in 1958, when 226 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.