Geri
Girl · JEH-ree · Germanic
Geri is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “spear ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Geri mean?
Germanic: short form of Geraldine, feminine of Gerald
“spear ruler”
A short form of Geraldine, itself a feminine form of Gerald, from Germanic words for spear and rule.
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Is Geri a girl's or a boy's name?
Geri is a girls' name.
How popular is Geri in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Geri in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Geri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
How popular is Geri in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1958, with 368 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the girls named Geri in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
Geri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,925 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 44 | #2,358 |
| 1986 | 48 | #2,169 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,751 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,665 |
| 1982 | 96 | #1,308 |
| 1981 | 109 | #1,200 |
| 1980 | 99 | #1,286 |
| 1979 | 83 | #1,454 |
| 1978 | 84 | #1,386 |
| 1977 | 82 | #1,370 |
| 1976 | 85 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 101 | #1,145 |
| 1974 | 88 | #1,239 |
| 1973 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1972 | 127 | #958 |
| 1971 | 136 | #944 |
| 1970 | 183 | #775 |
| 1969 | 156 | #823 |
| 1968 | 192 | #703 |
| 1967 | 231 | #628 |
| 1966 | 200 | #691 |
| 1965 | 208 | #680 |
| 1964 | 264 | #619 |
| 1963 | 310 | #550 |
| 1962 | 268 | #612 |
| 1961 | 319 | #553 |
| 1960 | 318 | #543 |
| 1959 | 328 | #535 |
| 1958 | 368 | #500 |
| 1957 | 325 | #530 |
| 1956 | 265 | #578 |
| 1955 | 247 | #581 |
| 1954 | 207 | #632 |
| 1953 | 169 | #704 |
| 1952 | 151 | #722 |
| 1951 | 129 | #778 |
| 1950 | 91 | #936 |
| 1949 | 103 | #861 |
| 1948 | 101 | #866 |
| 1947 | 129 | #754 |
| 1946 | 91 | #866 |
| 1945 | 76 | #863 |
| 1944 | 80 | #850 |
| 1943 | 81 | #864 |
| 1942 | 83 | #835 |
| 1941 | 56 | #975 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,272 |
| 1939 | 49 | #1,009 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,539 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,375 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,483 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,697 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1931 | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,689 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
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