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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #134 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 666 girlsNHWashington: #541 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,886 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMNIllinois: #288 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsNYMassachusetts: #99 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 468 girlsMARhode Island: #85 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 337 girlsRIOregon: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedIAIndiana: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsINOhio: #263 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,742 girlsOHPennsylvania: #216 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsPANew Jersey: #163 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 933 girlsNJConnecticut: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsCTCalifornia: #700 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 5,613 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #554 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,366 girlsCONebraska: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNEMissouri: #287 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,963 girlsMOKentucky: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsKYWest Virginia: #228 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsWVVirginia: #355 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsVAMaryland: #219 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsMDDelaware: #143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 635 girlsDEArizona: #682 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,685 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNMKansas: #324 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsKSArkansas: #282 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsARTennessee: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 988 girlsOKLouisiana: #365 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsLAMississippi: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsMSAlabama: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsALGeorgia: #316 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #476 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsTXFlorida: #300 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,013 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#85 · 1 in 337
  2. Massachusetts#99 · 1 in 468
  3. New Hampshire#134 · 1 in 666
  4. Delaware#143 · 1 in 635
  5. New Jersey#163 · 1 in 933

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#85151 in 337
Massachusetts#99751 in 468
New Hampshire#13491 in 666
Delaware#14351 in 635
New Jersey#163451 in 933
Oklahoma#177191 in 988
New York#201911 in 1,192
Pennsylvania#216491 in 1,403
Nebraska#21781 in 1,190
Maryland#219181 in 1,362
West Virginia#22871 in 1,349
Alabama#257141 in 1,524
Tennessee#261171 in 1,621
Ohio#263391 in 1,742
Arkansas#28271 in 1,774
Michigan#286291 in 1,949
Missouri#287161 in 1,963
Illinois#288381 in 1,867
South Carolina#295101 in 1,771
Florida#300331 in 2,013
North Carolina#300181 in 1,975
Georgia#316181 in 2,093
Kansas#32471 in 2,070
Connecticut#34771 in 2,475
Virginia#355141 in 2,410
Louisiana#365131 in 2,169
Kentucky#37671 in 2,993
Mississippi#39261 in 2,292
Indiana#405101 in 3,286
Oregon#40761 in 2,559
Texas#476421 in 3,135
Washington#54171 in 3,886
Colorado#55451 in 4,366
Arizona#68251 in 4,685
California#700371 in 5,613
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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 1986

girls
#307
782 births · 1 in 2,194 girls
boys
#3,131
15 births · 1 in 122,768 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #307Kerri782

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #3,131Kerri15
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,194 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #304Johanna803
  2. #305Daisy801
  3. #306Charlene785
  4. #307Kerri782
  5. #308Antoinette780
  6. #309Debra775
  7. #310Carol770
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 122,768 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 60.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #3,005Yer16
  2. #3,005Zachory16
  3. #3,005Zakery16
  4. #3,131Kerri15
  5. #3,131Abigail15
  6. #3,131Akeen15
  7. #3,131Akiva15
  8. #3,268Abdulrahman14
  9. #3,268Adric14
  10. #3,268Akshay14

Tied with 136 names at #3,131; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →