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  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Gerri
  5. Popularity by Year and Gender
  6. Regional Popularity
  7. Fun Facts
  8. What Gerris Have Visited This Page?
  9. Name Poster

How to Pronounce Gerri

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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Gerri

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  1. A diminutive of the female given name Geraldine, also used as a formal given name.
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Notable Persons Named Gerri

Gerri Santoro

Gerri was given the name Geraldine Twerdy on August 16th, 1935 in Connecticut, United States. She died on June 8th, 1964.

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Gerri Lawlor

Gerri Lawlor is a film, human voice, and voiceactress.

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Gerri Elliott

She has had major accomplishments since 1980. Gerri was given the name Geraldine Taaffe on June 12th, 1956.

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Gerri Granger

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Gerri Sinclair

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Gerri Peev

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How popular is the baby name Gerri in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1925 5 5 0
1927 5 5 0
1928 7 7 0
1930 6 6 0
1931 6 6 0
1932 9 9 0
1933 8 8 0
1934 15 15 0
1935 19 19 0
1936 17 17 0
1937 18 18 0
1938 24 24 0
1939 33 33 0
1940 44 44 0
1941 40 40 0
1942 51 51 0
1943 49 49 0
1944 67 67 0
1945 64 64 0
1946 77 77 0
1947 105 105 0
1948 72 72 0
1949 60 60 0
1950 68 68 0
1951 89 89 0
1952 98 98 0
1953 121 121 0
1954 121 121 0
1955 136 136 0
1956 136 131 5
1957 189 189 0
1958 226 226 0
1959 221 221 0
1960 197 197 0
1961 201 201 0
1962 198 191 7
1963 192 192 0
1964 204 204 0
1965 151 151 0
1966 148 143 5
1967 157 157 0
1968 170 170 0
1969 174 174 0
1970 141 141 0
1971 106 106 0
1972 120 120 0
1973 113 113 0
1974 101 101 0
1975 75 75 0
1976 78 78 0
1977 60 60 0
1978 60 60 0
1979 42 42 0
1980 57 57 0
1981 72 72 0
1982 47 47 0
1983 41 41 0
1984 30 30 0
1985 35 35 0
1986 18 18 0
1987 45 45 0
1988 26 26 0
1989 26 26 0
1990 22 22 0
1991 24 24 0
1992 16 16 0
1993 16 16 0
1994 14 14 0
1995 16 16 0
1996 11 11 0
1997 9 9 0
1998 11 11 0
1999 11 11 0
2000 11 11 0
2005 5 5 0
2010 6 6 0
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Where is the name Gerri popular?

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Popularity of Gerri as a first name

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Popularity of Gerri as a last name

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Fun Facts about the name Gerri

  • How Popular is the name Gerri? Gerri is the 3,575th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Gerri have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 5,463 babies born with the first name Gerri in the United States. That's more than enough people named Gerri to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Gerri? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1925 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Gerri first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Gerri is Sunday, December 6th, 1896.
  • What year had the most people named Gerri born? The highest recorded use of the first name Gerri was in 1958 with a total of 226 babies.
  • Random Gerri Factoid: According to the 1943 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Gerri is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 13 babies in California have the same name as you in 1943.
  • Weird things about the name Gerri: Your name in reverse order is Irreg. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Erigr. How do you pronounce that?
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What Gerris Have Visited This Page?

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