Jerri
Jerri is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jerri Allyn, American artist Jerri Bergström, Swedish fencer Jerri Manthey, American actress Jerri Mumford (1909–2002), Canadian military servicewoman during World War II Jerri Nielsen (1952–2009), American physician Jerri Winters, American singer
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jerri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jerri is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jerri Allyn, American artist Jerri Bergström, Swedish fencer Jerri Manthey, American actress Jerri Mumford (1909–2002), Canadian military servicewoman during World War II Jerri Nielsen (1952–2009), American physician Jerri Winters, American singer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jerri
American parents first put Jerri on the record books as a baby girl name in 1924, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 565 Jerris were born — ranking #381 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Jerris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16K Jerris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jerri
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About the name Jerri
Jerri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Jerri's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #381. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerri'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 .
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