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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 828 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 616 girlsNHWashington: #203 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 982 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedIDMontana: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 812 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #171 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 915 girlsMNIllinois: #202 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsILWisconsin: #139 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 624 girlsWIMichigan: #171 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 839 girlsMINew York: #130 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 618 girlsNYMassachusetts: #41 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 183 girlsMARhode Island: #16 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 80 girlsRIOregon: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #121 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 438 girlsSDIowa: #156 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 701 girlsIAIndiana: #224 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsINOhio: #169 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 855 girlsOHPennsylvania: #172 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 916 girlsPANew Jersey: #173 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 855 girlsNJConnecticut: #175 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 949 girlsCTCalifornia: #255 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsCAUtah: #289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsUTColorado: #158 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 712 girlsCONebraska: #115 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 471 girlsNEMissouri: #148 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 674 girlsMOKentucky: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsKYWest Virginia: #153 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 657 girlsWVVirginia: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,632 girlsVAMaryland: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsMDDelaware: #112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 391 girlsDEArizona: #222 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 960 girlsAZNew Mexico: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNMKansas: #117 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 482 girlsKSArkansas: #166 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 712 girlsARTennessee: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,115 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #276 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsDCOklahoma: #96 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 406 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsLAMississippi: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,214 girlsMSAlabama: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 902 girlsALGeorgia: #195 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 917 girlsGAHawaii: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #230 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsTXFlorida: #224 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,121 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#16 · 1 in 80
  2. Massachusetts#41 · 1 in 183
  3. Oklahoma#96 · 1 in 406
  4. Delaware#112 · 1 in 391
  5. Nebraska#115 · 1 in 471

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#16561 in 80
Massachusetts#411671 in 183
Oklahoma#96391 in 406
Delaware#11271 in 391
Nebraska#115201 in 471
Kansas#117251 in 482
South Dakota#12191 in 438
New York#1301671 in 618
Wisconsin#139441 in 624
New Hampshire#14471 in 616
Missouri#148441 in 674
West Virginia#153171 in 657
Iowa#156241 in 701
Colorado#158221 in 712
Arkansas#166181 in 712
Maine#16671 in 828
Ohio#169821 in 855
Michigan#171681 in 839
Minnesota#171261 in 915
Pennsylvania#172731 in 916
New Jersey#173441 in 855
Connecticut#175151 in 949
Georgia#195361 in 917
Montana#19751 in 812
Alabama#199251 in 902
Illinois#202671 in 1,041
Washington#203201 in 982
Oregon#221121 in 1,087
Arizona#222161 in 960
Florida#224391 in 1,121
Indiana#224281 in 1,247
Texas#230841 in 1,136
Kentucky#240171 in 1,340
Louisiana#243231 in 1,080
California#2551051 in 1,301
Hawaii#26651 in 897
Maryland#268131 in 1,427
Tennessee#272181 in 1,527
Virginia#274171 in 1,632
District of Columbia#27551 in 1,171
South Carolina#276121 in 1,462
Utah#28971 in 1,674
New Mexico#29761 in 1,292
North Carolina#323161 in 2,115
Mississippi#48651 in 3,214
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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 1974

girls
#171
1,577 births · 1 in 931 girls
boys
#3,318
10 births · 1 in 157,233 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #171Kerri1,577

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,318Kerri10
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 931 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 98.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #168Kelli1,606
  2. #169Robyn1,596
  3. #170Angie1,590
  4. #171Kerri1,577
  5. #171Sonia1,577
  6. #173Yvonne1,541
  7. #174Monique1,531
  8. #175Meredith1,519

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

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 157,233 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 44.7% of the 6,004 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. #3,120Zacharia11
  2. #3,120Zaid11
  3. #3,120Zvi11
  4. #3,318Kerri10
  5. #3,318Abdu10
  6. #3,318Able10
  7. #3,318Abundio10
  8. #3,558Aaren9
  9. #3,558Adren9
  10. #3,558Akiva9

Tied with 239 names at #3,318; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →