How Many People Are Named Geri?
An estimated 6,099 people in the United States have the first name Geri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Geri peaked in popularity in 1958 with 368 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Geri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,099
About 1 in 56,198 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1958
368 births
Total Registered
8,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geri
Geri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,026 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Geri as a male name
Ranked #3,939 in 1947
5 male births in 1947
Peak: 1947 (5 births)
Geri as a female name
Ranked #12,934 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 1958 (368 births)
Geri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geri span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,466 babies were registered. Geri has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geri by Decade
How has Geri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Geri by State
Birth registrations for Geri span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Nevada, North Dakota. On average, about 133 Geris were registered per state.
Geri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Geri
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Geri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geri?
We estimate approximately 6,099 people named Geri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,198 Americans share this first name.
Is Geri a common name?
Geri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geri most popular?
Geri reached peak popularity in 1958, when 368 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geri is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geri a female name?
Geri is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geri Smith, Geri Johnson, Geri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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