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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsNHWashington: #269 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,599 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: #392 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsILWisconsin: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsWIMichigan: #402 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,221 girlsMINew York: #189 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsNYMassachusetts: #107 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 536 girlsMARhode Island: #89 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 373 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,007 girlsINOhio: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,944 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsPANew Jersey: #161 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 927 girlsNJConnecticut: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsCTCalifornia: #903 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 8,274 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsKYWest Virginia: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsWVVirginia: #481 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,860 girlsVAMaryland: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,715 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNMKansas: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsKSArkansas: #293 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsARTennessee: #244 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #470 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,726 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #250 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsOKLouisiana: #613 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,385 girlsLAMississippi: #224 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsMSAlabama: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,436 girlsALGeorgia: #339 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,306 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #494 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,391 girlsTXFlorida: #356 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#89 · 1 in 373
  2. Massachusetts#107 · 1 in 536
  3. New Jersey#161 · 1 in 927
  4. New Hampshire#183 · 1 in 1,056
  5. New York#189 · 1 in 1,108

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#89141 in 373
Massachusetts#107671 in 536
New Jersey#161471 in 927
New Hampshire#18361 in 1,056
New York#1891011 in 1,108
Pennsylvania#194601 in 1,154
Mississippi#224111 in 1,209
West Virginia#22971 in 1,296
Alabama#242151 in 1,436
Tennessee#244181 in 1,568
Oklahoma#250131 in 1,378
South Carolina#262121 in 1,514
Connecticut#269101 in 1,824
Washington#269171 in 1,599
Wisconsin#290141 in 2,068
Missouri#292151 in 2,083
Arkansas#29371 in 1,751
Kansas#29781 in 1,776
Indiana#298161 in 2,007
Maryland#325121 in 2,126
Georgia#339171 in 2,306
Florida#356291 in 2,394
Ohio#369231 in 2,944
Colorado#38881 in 2,624
Illinois#392271 in 2,688
Michigan#402181 in 3,221
Kentucky#41461 in 3,481
Arizona#44091 in 2,715
North Carolina#470101 in 3,726
Virginia#48191 in 3,860
Texas#494381 in 3,391
Louisiana#61361 in 4,385
California#903261 in 8,274
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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 1987

girls
#336
729 births · 1 in 2,385 girls
boys
#6,089
6 births · 1 in 311,164 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #336Kerri729

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #6,089Kerri6
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,385 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 97.5% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #333Anita737
  2. #334Carissa734
  3. #335Yvonne730
  4. #336Kerri729
  5. #337Katharine728
  6. #338Staci726
  7. #339Elisabeth722
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 311,164 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 25.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #5,459Zenon7
  2. #5,459Zerrick7
  3. #5,459Zuri7
  4. #6,089Kerri6
  5. #6,089Aamir6
  6. #6,089Aaryn6
  7. #6,089Abayomi6
  8. #6,951Aadam5
  9. #6,951Aaric5
  10. #6,951Aarin5

Tied with 861 names at #6,089; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →