Recorded 1980–2000 Girls' name Peak 1985 148 births

Jheri — girls' name

148 babies named Jheri in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s861990s572000s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jheri was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jheri in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jheri

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Jheri between 1980 and 2000, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jheri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jheri performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jheri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jheri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 148 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jheri at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

148

Since 1980

21 years of records

Peak year

1985

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1980

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2000

Jheri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1980

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 200019941992199019881986198419811980 6

Jheri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 58% of Jheri's all-time total
1980s861990s572000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jheri?
148 babies have been named Jheri since 1980. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1985 with 13 births.
When was Jheri most popular?
Jheri was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jheri been used?
Jheri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 21 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Jheri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhene, Jhersi, Jhenesis, Jherica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.