Girls' name · since 1924
Jerri
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 15,506 babies named Jerri, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,506
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jerri is the #13349 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,506 recorded since 1924.
Jerri has 15,506 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13349 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #1,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,349 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,506 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerri ranks #1,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,349 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,506 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,506
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jerri's 15,506 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jerri compares
15,506 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerri's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,506 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 565 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jerri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerri's full recorded timeline at 1975, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 565 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 565
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Jerri popularity over time - boys
279 total births recorded since 1943 (Jerri as boys' name)
Jerri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,925 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Jerri's strongest decade.
4,925 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jerri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 226
1930s
226 births
- 1940s 1,449
1940s
1,449 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,215 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,925 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,617 births
- 1980s 1,171
1980s
1,171 births
- 1990s 538
1990s
538 births
- 2000s 179
2000s
179 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,925 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jerri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jerri's total volume
Jerri by state
Where Jerri concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,370 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,248 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 802 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 614 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 612 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 606 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 551 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 500 | 3.2% |
1,370 of 15,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Jerri appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerri's data
- Jerri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,925 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerris (1,370 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jerri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.