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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 419 girlsAKMaine: #125 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 503 girlsMEVermont: #121 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 415 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #87 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 342 girlsNHWashington: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedIDMontana: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 776 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #174 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 891 girlsMNIllinois: #207 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsILWisconsin: #167 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 887 girlsWIMichigan: #166 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 793 girlsMINew York: #154 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 754 girlsNYMassachusetts: #71 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 278 girlsMARhode Island: #30 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 133 girlsRIOregon: #208 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 972 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #119 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 425 girlsSDIowa: #143 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 601 girlsIAIndiana: #203 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsOHPennsylvania: #195 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsPANew Jersey: #138 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 647 girlsNJConnecticut: #175 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 931 girlsCTCalifornia: #275 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #116 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 477 girlsCONebraska: #90 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 360 girlsNEMissouri: #175 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 845 girlsMOKentucky: #254 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsKYWest Virginia: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsWVVirginia: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,809 girlsAZNew Mexico: #234 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 955 girlsNMKansas: #107 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 440 girlsKSArkansas: #159 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 689 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,058 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #89 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 362 girlsOKLouisiana: #316 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #182 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 833 girlsALGeorgia: #242 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsGAHawaii: #192 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 636 girlsHITexas: #263 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsTXFlorida: #246 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#30 · 1 in 133
  2. Massachusetts#71 · 1 in 278
  3. New Hampshire#87 · 1 in 342
  4. Oklahoma#89 · 1 in 362
  5. Nebraska#90 · 1 in 360

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#30391 in 133
Massachusetts#711231 in 278
New Hampshire#87131 in 342
Oklahoma#89451 in 362
Nebraska#90261 in 360
Kansas#107281 in 440
Colorado#116331 in 477
South Dakota#11991 in 425
Vermont#12161 in 415
Maine#125131 in 503
Alaska#13451 in 419
New Jersey#138631 in 647
Iowa#143291 in 601
New York#1541471 in 754
Arkansas#159191 in 689
Michigan#166781 in 793
Wisconsin#167311 in 887
Minnesota#174271 in 891
Connecticut#175171 in 931
Missouri#175371 in 845
Alabama#182291 in 833
Hawaii#19271 in 636
Montana#19451 in 776
Ohio#195731 in 1,020
Pennsylvania#195651 in 1,109
Indiana#203351 in 1,058
Illinois#207681 in 1,097
Oregon#208131 in 972
Washington#211191 in 1,010
Tennessee#218251 in 1,132
New Mexico#23481 in 955
Georgia#242281 in 1,285
West Virginia#24491 in 1,354
Florida#246351 in 1,271
Kentucky#254171 in 1,397
Maryland#257141 in 1,470
Texas#263731 in 1,320
Virginia#269181 in 1,645
California#275971 in 1,413
South Carolina#299111 in 1,746
Louisiana#316161 in 1,658
Arizona#35881 in 1,809
North Carolina#395121 in 3,058
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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 1972

girls
#190
1,501 births · 1 in 1,013 girls
boys
#3,963
7 births · 1 in 231,658 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #190Kerri1,501

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #3,963Kerri7
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,013 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #187Charlotte1,535
  2. #188Belinda1,534
  3. #189Yvette1,531
  4. #190Kerri1,501
  5. #191Jeanette1,494
  6. #192Christie1,480
  7. #193Robyn1,472
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 231,658 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,751 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. #3,622Yamil8
  2. #3,622Yvette8
  3. #3,622Zenas8
  4. #3,963Kerri7
  5. #3,963Abayomi7
  6. #3,963Abdon7
  7. #3,963Adolf7
  8. #4,441Abelino6
  9. #4,441Abimael6
  10. #4,441Abrahm6

Tied with 477 names at #3,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →