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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #710 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,768 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMNIllinois: #833 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,597 girlsILWisconsin: #659 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,198 girlsWIMichigan: #627 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,784 girlsMINew York: #625 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,480 girlsNYMassachusetts: #519 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,125 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSDIowa: #380 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsIAIndiana: #545 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,093 girlsINOhio: #449 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,341 girlsOHPennsylvania: #409 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsPANew Jersey: #366 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,074 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 9,383 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #577 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,227 girlsMOKentucky: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #690 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,682 girlsVAMaryland: #574 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,108 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedARTennessee: #430 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #530 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #230 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #365 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsLAMississippi: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsMSAlabama: #457 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,964 girlsALGeorgia: #512 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedHITexas: #855 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,498 girlsTXFlorida: #688 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,206 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#230 · 1 in 1,169
  2. Mississippi#253 · 1 in 1,209
  3. Louisiana#365 · 1 in 1,997
  4. New Jersey#366 · 1 in 2,378
  5. Iowa#380 · 1 in 2,364

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#230141 in 1,169
Mississippi#253101 in 1,209
Louisiana#365111 in 1,997
New Jersey#366181 in 2,378
Iowa#38061 in 2,364
Pennsylvania#409221 in 2,834
Tennessee#430101 in 2,930
Ohio#449191 in 3,341
Alabama#45771 in 2,964
Kentucky#49951 in 3,927
Georgia#512121 in 3,411
Massachusetts#51981 in 4,125
North Carolina#530101 in 3,826
Indiana#54581 in 4,093
Maryland#57461 in 4,108
Missouri#57771 in 4,227
New York#625241 in 4,480
Michigan#627111 in 4,784
Wisconsin#65951 in 5,198
Florida#688141 in 5,206
Virginia#69061 in 5,682
Washington#71061 in 4,768
Illinois#833111 in 6,597
Texas#855211 in 6,498
California#1,074251 in 9,383
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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 1995

girls
#646
334 births · 1 in 5,265 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #646Keri334
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 5,265 of them was named Keri, which outranked 95.9% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #642Shantel337
  2. #642Shelbi337
  3. #645Ashlie335
  4. #646Keri334
  5. #646Annette334
  6. #648Keisha333
  7. #649Lea332
  8. #650Alayna331

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →