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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedAKMaine: #194 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 990 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #137 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 598 girlsNHWashington: #137 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 569 girlsWAIdaho: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 538 girlsIDMontana: #88 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 314 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 761 girlsNDMinnesota: #185 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsMNIllinois: #186 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 962 girlsILWisconsin: #155 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 814 girlsWIMichigan: #148 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 677 girlsMINew York: #155 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 743 girlsNYMassachusetts: #64 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 244 girlsMARhode Island: #24 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 100 girlsRIOregon: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #116 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 416 girlsSDIowa: #140 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 604 girlsIAIndiana: #218 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsINOhio: #209 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsOHPennsylvania: #209 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsPANew Jersey: #164 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 830 girlsNJConnecticut: #126 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 565 girlsCTCalifornia: #285 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsCAUtah: #204 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 904 girlsUTColorado: #172 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 745 girlsCONebraska: #124 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 501 girlsNEMissouri: #165 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 810 girlsMOKentucky: #246 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsKYWest Virginia: #170 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 759 girlsWVVirginia: #297 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 855 girlsMDDelaware: #118 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 450 girlsDEArizona: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsAZNew Mexico: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsNMKansas: #202 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 920 girlsKSArkansas: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsARTennessee: #225 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #300 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,835 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #215 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #90 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 375 girlsOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsLAMississippi: #487 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,281 girlsMSAlabama: #207 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 957 girlsALGeorgia: #221 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsTXFlorida: #172 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 842 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#24 · 1 in 100
  2. Massachusetts#64 · 1 in 244
  3. Montana#88 · 1 in 314
  4. Oklahoma#90 · 1 in 375
  5. South Dakota#116 · 1 in 416

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#24471 in 100
Massachusetts#641301 in 244
Montana#88121 in 314
Oklahoma#90411 in 375
South Dakota#11691 in 416
Delaware#11861 in 450
Nebraska#124181 in 501
Connecticut#126261 in 565
New Hampshire#13771 in 598
Washington#137331 in 569
Iowa#140271 in 604
Michigan#148871 in 677
Idaho#15191 in 538
New York#1551391 in 743
Wisconsin#155331 in 814
New Jersey#164461 in 830
Missouri#165361 in 810
West Virginia#170151 in 759
Colorado#172211 in 745
Florida#172511 in 842
Maryland#182221 in 855
Minnesota#185221 in 1,035
Illinois#186731 in 962
North Dakota#18951 in 761
Maine#19461 in 990
Kansas#202131 in 920
Utah#204121 in 904
Alabama#207241 in 957
Ohio#209611 in 1,152
Pennsylvania#209581 in 1,165
South Carolina#215181 in 1,021
Texas#215931 in 1,015
Indiana#218301 in 1,182
Arkansas#221121 in 1,038
Georgia#221321 in 1,065
Tennessee#225231 in 1,193
Kentucky#246171 in 1,364
New Mexico#24871 in 1,064
Arizona#265121 in 1,232
Oregon#27981 in 1,540
California#285881 in 1,486
Louisiana#287181 in 1,427
Virginia#297151 in 1,871
North Carolina#300191 in 1,835
Mississippi#48751 in 3,281
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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 1973

girls
#180
1,504 births · 1 in 970 girls
boys
#2,716
13 births · 1 in 119,890 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #180Kerri1,504

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #2,716Kerri13
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 970 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 98.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #177Gloria1,554
  2. #178Meredith1,523
  3. #179Christie1,512
  4. #180Kerri1,504
  5. #181Belinda1,499
  6. #182Robyn1,475
  7. #183Janice1,474
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 119,890 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 53.8% of the 5,877 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. #2,606Watson14
  2. #2,606Werner14
  3. #2,606Zeb14
  4. #2,716Kerri13
  5. #2,716Akili13
  6. #2,716Algie13
  7. #2,716Amilcar13
  8. #2,857Aden12
  9. #2,857Allister12
  10. #2,857Alpha12

Tied with 140 names at #2,716; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →