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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 791 girlsNHWashington: #230 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsWAIdaho: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsIDMontana: #115 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 441 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #261 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsMNIllinois: #229 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsWIMichigan: #192 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsMINew York: #237 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsNYMassachusetts: #150 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 776 girlsMARhode Island: #90 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 336 girlsRIOregon: #267 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsORNevada: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 682 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 527 girlsSDIowa: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsIAIndiana: #307 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,199 girlsINOhio: #214 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsOHPennsylvania: #247 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsPANew Jersey: #199 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsCTCalifornia: #463 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,948 girlsCAUtah: #235 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsUTColorado: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsCONebraska: #186 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 978 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #192 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,850 girlsVAMaryland: #262 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDEArizona: #262 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsAZNew Mexico: #268 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsNMKansas: #186 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsKSArkansas: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,850 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #164 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 868 girlsOKLouisiana: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsLAMississippi: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsMSAlabama: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsALGeorgia: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedHITexas: #360 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsTXFlorida: #243 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#90 · 1 in 336
  2. Montana#115 · 1 in 441
  3. South Dakota#123 · 1 in 527
  4. Nevada#149 · 1 in 682
  5. Massachusetts#150 · 1 in 776

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#90141 in 336
Montana#115111 in 441
South Dakota#12391 in 527
Nevada#14971 in 682
Massachusetts#150421 in 776
New Hampshire#16471 in 791
Oklahoma#164261 in 868
Kansas#186151 in 1,034
Nebraska#186111 in 978
Iowa#190181 in 1,045
Kentucky#192221 in 1,080
Michigan#192481 in 1,200
New Jersey#199341 in 1,125
Georgia#201321 in 1,090
Ohio#214501 in 1,429
Tennessee#218231 in 1,220
Arkansas#221101 in 1,276
Wisconsin#226221 in 1,428
Illinois#229501 in 1,489
Washington#230221 in 1,251
Colorado#233171 in 1,297
Idaho#23561 in 1,145
Utah#235131 in 1,261
New York#237721 in 1,427
Florida#243401 in 1,418
Pennsylvania#247441 in 1,589
Louisiana#252231 in 1,377
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
Minnesota#261161 in 1,828
Arizona#262151 in 1,344
Maryland#262141 in 1,592
Oregon#267111 in 1,486
South Carolina#267121 in 1,491
New Mexico#26881 in 1,212
Connecticut#29681 in 1,970
Indiana#307161 in 2,199
Alabama#340101 in 2,187
Texas#360581 in 2,240
North Carolina#382121 in 2,850
Mississippi#38371 in 2,283
Virginia#45981 in 3,850
California#463631 in 2,948
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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 1982

girls
#255
982 births · 1 in 1,724 girls
boys
#3,966
10 births · 1 in 181,445 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #255Keri982

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,966Keri10
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,724 of them was named Keri, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #252Yvonne1,006
  2. #253Lacy988
  3. #254Sylvia984
  4. #255Keri982
  5. #256Shauna970
  6. #257Leticia966
  7. #258Leigh959
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 181,445 of them was named Keri, which outranked 46.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #3,692Zephaniah11
  2. #3,692Zion11
  3. #3,692Zvi11
  4. #3,966Keri10
  5. #3,966Abdel10
  6. #3,966Able10
  7. #3,966Agapito10
  8. #4,234Abdon9
  9. #4,234Abdulrahman9
  10. #4,234Abdur9

Tied with 267 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →