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Meaning of the nameJerri

Jerri is a spelling of the name Jerry.

Meaning

The meaning of Jerri is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
2,283
Rank in Brazil
#4,675
Median age
46 years
2010 Census
3,067
people

Jerri in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jerri, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,062 people).

34 women 2,249 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Jerri is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jerri in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul6300.006%
São Paulo3410.001%
Minas Gerais2030.001%
Rio de Janeiro1560.001%
Santa Catarina1530.002%
Bahia1220.001%
Paraná1080.001%
Ceará720.001%
Pará650.001%
Espírito Santo650.002%
Goiás440.001%
Maranhão380.001%
Rio Grande do Norte370.001%
Paraíba340.001%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Piauí270.001%
Rondônia240.002%
Pernambuco230.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul230.001%
Amazonas210.001%
Distrito Federal190.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Jerri

Ends in I. Wiktionary records it in English as a diminutive of female names (Geraldine, Jerilyn), but in Brazil IBGE counts it almost always as male.

About the name Jerry

Wiktionary describes Jerry as a short form with the suffix -y, used as a diminutive of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome and other male names, and also of Geraldine and Jerilyn. Behind the Name gives it as a pet form of names that begin with the same sound. Because the base varies, there is no single meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,653 people named Jerry, with a median age of 43, almost all men born in the 1970s and 1980s. Jerri is an alternative spelling.

Other spellings of Jerry

SpellingPeople (2022)
Jerry5,653
Jerri2,283

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jerry · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Jerry · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Jerri · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Jerri

What does the name Jerri mean?

The meaning of Jerri is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Jerri in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,283 people with the first name Jerri, which ranks it number 4,675 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Jerri a boy's or a girl's name?

Jerri is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 34 women and 2,249 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jerri?

Jerri is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jerri most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jerri (630 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jerri?

Jerry. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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