Geri
Geri is a feminine given name and a shorter form (hypocorism) of the given name Geraldine. It is also an alternative spelling of the masculine given name Jerry.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Geri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geri is a feminine given name and a shorter form (hypocorism) of the given name Geraldine. It is also an alternative spelling of the masculine given name Jerry.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Geri
Geri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1958: 368 births, good for #500 nationwide. About 31% of every Geri on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Geri last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Geri
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Geri. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Geri
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Geri Allen (1957–2017), American jazz pianist and music producer
- Geri Çipi (born 1976), Albanian football defender
- Geri Donnelly (born 1965), Canadian association football midfielder
- Geri Doran (born 1966), American academic
- Geri Evans (1940–2018), American politician and teacher
- Geri Hall (born 1972), Canadian actress and comedian
- Geri Halliwell (born 1972), English singer and songwriter, member of the Spice Girls
- Geri Hoo (1939–2007), American actress
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Names that sound like Geri
Phonetically similar names — useful when Geri is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Geri
Geri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Geri's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #500. Use the chart and map above to compare Geri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.