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Geri

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What official birth registration shows about Geri: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2011

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2011, ranging from #1287 to #5785.1998200020022011#1287#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#1287
1998#1319
1999#1393
2000#1688
2001#3262
2002#2868
2004#4598
2011#5785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 8 of the 15 years from 1997 to 2011.

In 2001: #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3262 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1997–2011 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #1287 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #351 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Geri's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#168810HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#139313HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#131914HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Geri is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Geri, between 1997 and 2011, in 8 of those 15 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: highest position in 1997Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200119972011
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–20118#1287 in 1997
Northern Ireland19981#351 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20011#606 in 2001

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2004; it appears again in 2011.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Geri

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1997–2011.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #351 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.