Jerri is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jerri means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jerri across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jerri has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jerri is a girl name of English origin meaning “pet form of Geraldine or Jerry”. A feminine diminutive spelling used as an independent name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,785 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jerri per year, United States (1924 to 2025). United States peaked in 1957 (575/yr).
Jerri has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1957, when it ranked #689 nationally (given to 575 babies that year).
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