Keri

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1976 · 1,466 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,061
since 1946

Keri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Keri has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #173, 1976girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#7,49114—
2024#12,1617—
2023#6,40918—
2022#7,63114—
2021#8,02413—
2020#7,21215—
2019#7,34215—
2018#5,15225—
2017#4,06636—
2016#3,84939—
2015#3,76740—
2014#3,77840—
2013#4,00237—
2012#3,36448—
2011#2,43475—
2010#2,58970—
2009#2,64369—
2008#2,66369—
2007#2,75066—
2006#2,43876—
2005#2,16085#11,4725
2004#2,32674—
2003#1,579122#10,8945
2002#1,268155—
2001#1,304147#10,5565
2000#1,035203—
1999#880243—
1998#852250—
1997#785265—
1996#693312—
1995#646334—
1994#568407#6,3728
1993#546433#6,8167
1992#511466#6,1288
1991#407629#3,81315
1990#388678#5,8238
1989#347737#4,52711
1988#297832#4,16211
1987#277888#4,5739
1986#272912#3,65312
1985#255977#2,82817
1984#2191,195#2,52919
1983#252941#3,88410
1982#255982#3,96610
1981#2491,000#3,22113
1980#261982#5,5256
1979#2281,151#2,89715
1978#1971,323#3,40011
1977#1871,474#5,8455
1976#1731,466#4,4187
1975#1741,502#2,63715
1974#2051,231#2,35817
1973#2101,212#3,01311
1972#2461,115#2,32316
1971#2771,036#2,81312
1970#329802#3,8367
1969#335710—
1968#356622#3,3657
1967#421490—
1966#526321—
1965#531324—
1964#524352—
1963#565302—
1962#623261#4,0335
1961#647249—
1960#658239#3,6656
1959#692209#3,2907
1958#829150#3,9445
1957#958116—
1956#1,016101—
1955#1,32058—
1954#1,25662—
1953#1,56539—
1952#1,71333—
1951#2,06423—
1950#3,05212—
1949#2,99912—
1948#3,13711—
1947#3,24011—
1946#3,9947—
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Keri! It came in at #3,994, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1946, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Keri is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNHWashington: #181 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 904 girlsWAIdaho: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 550 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsMNIllinois: #373 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,789 girlsILWisconsin: #209 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWIMichigan: #364 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,894 girlsMINew York: #504 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,541 girlsNYMassachusetts: #322 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsMARhode Island: #200 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsRIOregon: #185 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 874 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #106 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 276 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsIAIndiana: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,685 girlsINOhio: #506 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,507 girlsOHPennsylvania: #442 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,211 girlsPANew Jersey: #509 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,826 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #294 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsCAUtah: #172 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 695 girlsUTColorado: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsCONebraska: #230 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNEMissouri: #260 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,591 girlsVAMaryland: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDEArizona: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNMKansas: #212 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 986 girlsKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,599 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #183 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 799 girlsOKLouisiana: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,030 girlsLAMississippi: #438 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,007 girlsMSAlabama: #510 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,351 girlsALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,766 girlsGAHawaii: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 653 girlsHITexas: #288 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsTXFlorida: #470 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,521 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#106 · 1 in 276
  2. Idaho#149 · 1 in 550
  3. Utah#172 · 1 in 695
  4. Washington#181 · 1 in 904
  5. Oklahoma#183 · 1 in 799

Best ever in a state: #55 in Rhode Island, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10661 in 276
Idaho#14981 in 550
Utah#172131 in 695
Washington#181261 in 904
Oklahoma#183201 in 799
Oregon#185151 in 874
Hawaii#19871 in 653
Rhode Island#20051 in 1,278
Wisconsin#209261 in 1,252
Kansas#212141 in 986
Nebraska#23081 in 1,242
Minnesota#245181 in 1,562
Missouri#260211 in 1,566
Iowa#261121 in 1,675
Texas#288601 in 1,565
California#294981 in 1,569
Colorado#297101 in 1,556
Massachusetts#322161 in 2,603
Arizona#33781 in 1,616
Michigan#364241 in 2,894
Illinois#373301 in 2,789
Arkansas#38951 in 2,599
Mississippi#43861 in 3,007
Pennsylvania#442201 in 4,211
Louisiana#447101 in 3,030
Georgia#457101 in 3,766
Florida#470121 in 3,521
New York#504301 in 4,541
Ohio#506151 in 5,507
New Jersey#509101 in 4,826
Alabama#51061 in 4,351
Maryland#51551 in 5,056
Indiana#52771 in 5,685
Virginia#56851 in 6,591
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Keri
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4,670 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #7,491)
  • 279 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #7,491)
  • 3,724 spots since 2015 (#3,767 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1959 (#829 → #692)
  • Biggest drop: 155 spots in 2000 (#880 → #1,035)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1976 at #173 (1,466 births)
  • Births halved by 1990, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1957–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 971
  • Highest: 1 in 971 girls born in 1975 were named Keri (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #173 in 1976, was only 1 in 999 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.4% of all girls named Keri (12,312) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s41#2,999 (1949)#3,343
1950s803#692 (1959)#1,447
1960s3,870#335 (1969)#519
1970s12,312#173 (1976)#223
1980s9,446#219 (1984)#268
1990s4,017#388 (1990)#628
2000s1,066#1,035 (2000)#2,017
2010s425#2,434 (2011)#4,034
2020s81#6,409 (2023)#8,155

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Keri in 1968

girls
#356
622 births · 1 in 2,637 girls
boys
#3,365
7 births · 1 in 248,282 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #356Keri622

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #3,365Keri7
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 2,637 of them was named Keri, which outranked 95.7% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #353Kay637
  2. #354Jeannette632
  3. #355Paulette629
  4. #356Keri622
  5. #356Candice622
  6. #358Leann620
  7. #358Louise620
  8. #358Patrice620

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 248,282 of them was named Keri, which outranked 29.1% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #3,107Zeb8
  2. #3,107Zebedee8
  3. #3,107Zedric8
  4. #3,365Keri7
  5. #3,365Aarron7
  6. #3,365Aharon7
  7. #3,365Akbar7
  8. #3,673Acey6
  9. #3,673Acie6
  10. #3,673Adams6

Tied with 307 names at #3,365; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →