Girls' name · since 1980
Jheri
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Jheri, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jheri sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 148 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Jheri recorded 148 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2000.
- #22,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jheri ranks #22,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jheri's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jheri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jheri splits its recorded history at 1989: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jheri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000
- Peak year (1985)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Jheri by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (86 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Jheri's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jheri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 86 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jheri's data
- Jheri's decade-level peak was the 1980s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jheri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1980–2000 (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 Jheri 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.