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How popular is the name Jeri?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jeris are alive today.
Jeri (female) is a shortened form of the name Geraldine. Jeri itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2002; most Jeris are registered as Geraldine, which ranked 5927th in 2025 with 3 babies.
Most people called Jeri are registered as Geraldine, and share that name's profile: the Geraldine you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old. Half of all Geraldines born in England and Wales are between 54 and 74, and there are at least 15,000 of them alive today. Only some Geraldines go by Jeri.
How many babies are named Jeri or Geraldine each year?
Combined registrations of Geraldine, Jeri. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Geraldine rank as a registered name?
Where does Jeri rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jeri short for Geraldine?
Yes - Jeri is a shortened form of Geraldine. Jeris are usually registered as Geraldine at birth.
When was the name Jeri most popular?
The full name Geraldine peaked in 1954, when around 490 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jeri itself peaked as a registered name in 1997, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Jeri?
There's no official count of people who go by Jeri, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 15,000 people registered as Geraldine born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jeri.
How old is the typical Jeri?
Most people called Jeri are registered as Geraldine. Most living Geraldines are between 54 and 74; the most common age is about 71.
Is Jeri becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1954 peak.