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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 861 girlsNHWashington: #477 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,276 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: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,572 girlsMNIllinois: #608 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,831 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsMINew York: #300 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,827 girlsNYMassachusetts: #128 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 675 girlsMARhode Island: #135 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 669 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: #453 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsINOhio: #532 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,657 girlsOHPennsylvania: #260 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsPANew Jersey: #263 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsNJConnecticut: #291 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,295 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 13,555 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsMOKentucky: #356 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,661 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #453 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsVAMaryland: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,463 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: #711 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,086 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNMKansas: #374 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsKSArkansas: #261 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsARTennessee: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #358 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #366 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsLAMississippi: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsMSAlabama: #507 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,778 girlsALGeorgia: #336 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #749 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,063 girlsTXFlorida: #446 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,209 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#128 · 1 in 675
  2. Rhode Island#135 · 1 in 669
  3. New Hampshire#153 · 1 in 861
  4. Pennsylvania#260 · 1 in 1,710
  5. Arkansas#261 · 1 in 1,562

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#128571 in 675
Rhode Island#13581 in 669
New Hampshire#15381 in 861
Pennsylvania#260421 in 1,710
Arkansas#26181 in 1,562
New Jersey#263281 in 1,714
Connecticut#291101 in 1,912
New York#300651 in 1,827
Michigan#306281 in 2,159
Georgia#336191 in 2,202
Mississippi#34471 in 1,956
Minnesota#346111 in 2,572
Kentucky#35681 in 2,661
North Carolina#358161 in 2,543
Colorado#36191 in 2,287
Louisiana#366121 in 2,146
Kansas#37461 in 2,355
Missouri#395111 in 2,957
Tennessee#404101 in 2,979
Florida#446241 in 3,209
Indiana#453101 in 3,434
Virginia#453111 in 3,373
Maryland#46581 in 3,463
Washington#47791 in 3,276
Alabama#50761 in 3,778
Ohio#532151 in 4,657
Illinois#608161 in 4,831
Arizona#71151 in 5,086
Texas#749221 in 6,063
California#1,295181 in 13,555
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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 1989

girls
#442
551 births · 1 in 3,346 girls
boys
#7,905
5 births · 1 in 400,186 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #442Kerri551

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #7,905Kerri5
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,346 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 97.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #438Esmeralda555
  2. #440Brenna554
  3. #441Shanna553
  4. #442Kerri551
  5. #442Jaimie551
  6. #444Corinne548
  7. #445Gabriella546
  8. #445Janice546

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

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 400,186 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 14.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #6,941Zeric6
  2. #6,941Zishan6
  3. #6,941Zuriel6
  4. #7,905Kerri5
  5. #7,905Aakeem5
  6. #7,905Aaric5
  7. #7,905Aaronmichael5

Tied with 1,327 names at #7,905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →