Meaning and history
A mid-20th-century American diminutive of Geraldine, itself from the Germanic Gerwald, meaning "spear ruler." American actress Jeri Ryan (1968-), known for playing Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager, is a notable bearer.
20062006: 31 births, rank #4,576
2007: 27 births, rank #5,230
2008: 22 births, rank #6,130
2009: 23 births, rank #5,891
2010: 17 births, rank #7,217
20112011: 15 births, rank #7,783
2012: 18 births, rank #6,872
2013: 8 births, rank #11,969
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 9 births, rank #10,866
20162016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 14 births, rank #7,840
2018: 18 births, rank #6,521
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 7 births, rank #12,243
2023: 12 births, rank #8,486
2024: 11 births, rank #8,946
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932
Jeri moved from #759 to #811 for girls between 1984 and 1985. Its highest annual birth count came in 1957, with 915 births.