Kerri

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #5,452
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 1,597 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
37,021
since 1945

Kerri over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #166, 1975girls
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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#9,45710—
2024#6,39418—
2023#8,05513—
2022#8,54212—
2021#12,2067—
2020#7,21215—
2019#6,17619—
2018#6,52118—
2017#4,38432—
2016#4,53131—
2015#6,03621—
2014#4,89228—
2013#3,46545—
2012#4,12136—
2011#3,72341—
2010#3,20351—
2009#3,67743—
2008#3,77942—
2007#3,28951—
2006#2,94058—
2005#2,55367—
2004#2,15583—
2003#1,561123—
2002#1,535123—
2001#1,458129—
2000#1,280151—
1999#1,121177—
1998#974208—
1997#754282—
1996#689315—
1995#674315—
1994#633346#5,45210
1993#607378#7,6386
1992#496488—
1991#493484#4,47612
1990#437574#5,3829
1989#442551#7,9055
1988#336731#4,16211
1987#336729#6,0896
1986#307782#3,13115
1985#290854#4,3339
1984#270888#3,70111
1983#275857#2,91215
1982#2441,029#2,70917
1981#2441,024#5,4686
1980#2281,119#4,9407
1979#2351,110#3,35712
1978#2081,222#2,79915
1977#1881,438#4,1648
1976#1671,508#4,0128
1975#1661,597#2,28819
1974#1711,577#3,31810
1973#1801,504#2,71613
1972#1901,501#3,9637
1971#1951,575#2,55814
1970#2231,416#2,39915
1969#2421,240#2,04617
1968#2341,239#4,1365
1967#288879#3,5596
1966#340684#3,5376
1965#371606#2,9828
1964#355702#4,0395
1963#380659#2,8589
1962#409563#3,3057
1961#438508#3,3567
1960#445478#3,3377
1959#490393#3,9885
1958#549313#3,5596
1957#606260—
1956#687194—
1955#944109—
1954#891116—
1953#1,13772—
1952#1,35151—
1951#1,43443—
1950#2,12121—
1949#2,62015—
1948#3,5939—
1947#4,7646—
1946#3,6658—
1945#3,6767—
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Kerri! It came in at #3,676, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945–1948, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Kerri is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMEVermont: #113 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 402 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #135 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 614 girlsNHWashington: #120 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 508 girlsWAIdaho: #172 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 611 girlsIDMontana: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 695 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 586 girlsNDMinnesota: #172 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 846 girlsMNIllinois: #242 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsILWisconsin: #138 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 719 girlsWIMichigan: #173 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 908 girlsMINew York: #173 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 808 girlsNYMassachusetts: #77 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 290 girlsMARhode Island: #25 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 111 girlsRIOregon: #338 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,907 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 465 girlsSDIowa: #126 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 521 girlsIAIndiana: #230 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsINOhio: #225 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsOHPennsylvania: #268 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsPANew Jersey: #175 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 876 girlsNJConnecticut: #144 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 684 girlsCTCalifornia: #242 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsCAUtah: #205 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 899 girlsUTColorado: #156 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 687 girlsCONebraska: #124 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 482 girlsNEMissouri: #166 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 814 girlsMOKentucky: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,998 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsWVVirginia: #254 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsAZNew Mexico: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNMKansas: #145 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 615 girlsKSArkansas: #191 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 818 girlsARTennessee: #250 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #371 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,457 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #128 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 535 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsLAMississippi: #303 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsMSAlabama: #242 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsALGeorgia: #259 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsGAHawaii: #224 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 787 girlsHITexas: #248 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsTXFlorida: #216 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#25 · 1 in 111
  2. Massachusetts#77 · 1 in 290
  3. Vermont#113 · 1 in 402
  4. Washington#120 · 1 in 508
  5. Nebraska#124 · 1 in 482

Best ever in a state: #15 in Rhode Island, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#25541 in 111
Massachusetts#771351 in 290
Vermont#11371 in 402
Washington#120441 in 508
Nebraska#124221 in 482
Iowa#126371 in 521
Oklahoma#128331 in 535
South Dakota#13191 in 465
New Hampshire#13581 in 614
Wisconsin#138431 in 719
Connecticut#144271 in 684
Kansas#145221 in 615
North Dakota#15271 in 586
Colorado#156241 in 687
Missouri#166421 in 814
Idaho#17281 in 611
Minnesota#172321 in 846
Michigan#173761 in 908
New York#1731551 in 808
New Jersey#175531 in 876
Arkansas#191171 in 818
Montana#19261 in 695
Utah#205121 in 899
Florida#216461 in 1,038
Hawaii#22461 in 787
Ohio#225681 in 1,230
West Virginia#227111 in 1,185
Indiana#230341 in 1,209
Alabama#242201 in 1,329
California#2421171 in 1,268
Illinois#242661 in 1,253
Texas#248871 in 1,194
Tennessee#250221 in 1,414
Virginia#254231 in 1,437
Georgia#259271 in 1,438
Louisiana#262231 in 1,267
Maryland#264151 in 1,563
Pennsylvania#268491 in 1,640
Arizona#284121 in 1,258
New Mexico#28771 in 1,199
Kentucky#303131 in 1,998
Mississippi#303111 in 1,696
Oregon#33871 in 1,907
North Carolina#371141 in 2,876
South Carolina#45761 in 3,457
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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 Kerri
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 3,063 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #9,457)
  • 2,245 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #9,457)
  • 3,421 spots since 2015 (#6,036 → #9,457)
  • Biggest jump: 257 spots in 1956 (#944 → #687)
  • Biggest drop: 220 spots in 1998 (#754 → #974)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1975 at #166 (1,597 births)
  • Births halved by 1986, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1954–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 913
  • Highest: 1 in 913 girls born in 1975 were named Kerri (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 39.0% of all girls named Kerri (14,448) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s45#2,620 (1949)#3,664
1950s1,572#490 (1959)#1,021
1960s7,558#234 (1968)#350
1970s14,448#166 (1975)#192
1980s8,564#228 (1980)#297
1990s3,567#437 (1990)#688
2000s870#1,280 (2000)#2,423
2010s322#3,203 (2010)#4,705
2020s75#6,394 (2024)#8,644

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.

Kerri in 1971

girls
#195
1,575 births · 1 in 1,056 girls
boys
#2,558
14 births · 1 in 126,318 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. #195Kerri1,575

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. #2,558Kerri14
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,056 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 98.0% 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 Kerri
  1. #192Kimberley1,610
  2. #193Shirley1,588
  3. #194Sylvia1,577
  4. #195Kerri1,575
  5. #196Judy1,523
  6. #197Meredith1,508
  7. #198Alice1,507
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 126,318 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 54.8% 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 Kerri
  1. #2,464Winfield15
  2. #2,464Wyndell15
  3. #2,464Yisroel15
  4. #2,558Kerri14
  5. #2,558Alvester14
  6. #2,558Ameer14
  7. #2,558Amiri14
  8. #2,686Aarron13
  9. #2,686Andree13
  10. #2,686Antionio13

Tied with 127 names at #2,558; 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 →