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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1971

  • 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: #144 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 621 girlsWAIdaho: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 977 girlsIDMontana: #117 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 379 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #196 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsMNIllinois: #265 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsILWisconsin: #168 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 909 girlsWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsMINew York: #299 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsNYMassachusetts: #182 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsMARhode Island: #105 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 427 girlsRIOregon: #142 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 556 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #98 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 290 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 836 girlsSDIowa: #128 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 551 girlsIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsINOhio: #329 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsOHPennsylvania: #318 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsPANew Jersey: #293 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsNJConnecticut: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsCTCalifornia: #224 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsCAUtah: #163 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 674 girlsUTColorado: #179 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 785 girlsCONebraska: #129 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 530 girlsNEMissouri: #278 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsMOKentucky: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,509 girlsVAMaryland: #273 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDEArizona: #251 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsAZNew Mexico: #363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsNMKansas: #169 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 752 girlsKSArkansas: #191 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 818 girlsARTennessee: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,457 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #695 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,053 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #126 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 519 girlsOKLouisiana: #384 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,322 girlsALGeorgia: #420 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedHITexas: #339 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsTXFlorida: #349 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#98 · 1 in 290
  2. Rhode Island#105 · 1 in 427
  3. Montana#117 · 1 in 379
  4. Oklahoma#126 · 1 in 519
  5. Iowa#128 · 1 in 551

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9861 in 290
Rhode Island#105141 in 427
Montana#117111 in 379
Oklahoma#126341 in 519
Iowa#128351 in 551
Nebraska#129201 in 530
Oregon#142241 in 556
Washington#144361 in 621
Utah#163161 in 674
Wisconsin#168341 in 909
Kansas#169181 in 752
Colorado#179211 in 785
Massachusetts#182381 in 1,031
Arkansas#191171 in 818
South Dakota#19251 in 836
Minnesota#196241 in 1,128
California#2241291 in 1,150
Connecticut#236141 in 1,318
Idaho#23951 in 977
Arizona#251141 in 1,078
Illinois#265601 in 1,378
Michigan#265451 in 1,533
Maryland#273141 in 1,675
Missouri#278221 in 1,554
New Jersey#293281 in 1,659
Indiana#296221 in 1,869
New York#299721 in 1,739
Pennsylvania#318371 in 2,172
Ohio#329341 in 2,461
Texas#339581 in 1,791
Florida#349231 in 2,076
New Mexico#36351 in 1,679
Louisiana#384131 in 2,242
Kentucky#39981 in 3,247
Georgia#420121 in 3,236
Tennessee#42791 in 3,457
Alabama#44181 in 3,322
Virginia#54761 in 5,509
North Carolina#69551 in 8,053
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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 1971

girls
#277
1,036 births · 1 in 1,606 girls
boys
#2,813
12 births · 1 in 147,371 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #277Keri1,036

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #2,813Keri12
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,606 of them was named Keri, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #274Leticia1,052
  2. #275Jodie1,039
  3. #276Shelia1,037
  4. #277Keri1,036
  5. #277Eileen1,036
  6. #277Roxanne1,036
  7. #280Joan1,022
  8. #281Deana1,018
  9. #281Tasha1,018

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

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 147,371 of them was named Keri, which outranked 50.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #2,686Vincient13
  2. #2,686Waverly13
  3. #2,686Woodie13
  4. #2,813Keri12
  5. #2,813Abdullah12
  6. #2,813Abran12
  7. #2,813Acie12
  8. #2,973Algie11
  9. #2,973Amanda11
  10. #2,973Ames11

Tied with 159 names at #2,813; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →