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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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
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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 1991

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNHWashington: #556 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,867 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: #626 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,846 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #418 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsMINew York: #348 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsNYMassachusetts: #166 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 886 girlsMARhode Island: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 658 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: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsIAIndiana: #674 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,804 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,509 girlsOHPennsylvania: #236 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsPANew Jersey: #293 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsNJConnecticut: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,648 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,171 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 11,371 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #386 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsMOKentucky: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsVAMaryland: #267 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedARTennessee: #340 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,340 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #325 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #423 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsOKLouisiana: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsLAMississippi: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsMSAlabama: #504 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,678 girlsALGeorgia: #358 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #1,133 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,493 girlsTXFlorida: #585 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,492 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#140 · 1 in 658
  2. Massachusetts#166 · 1 in 886
  3. Pennsylvania#236 · 1 in 1,479
  4. Maryland#267 · 1 in 1,726
  5. Iowa#274 · 1 in 1,723

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14081 in 658
Massachusetts#166411 in 886
Pennsylvania#236481 in 1,479
Maryland#267161 in 1,726
Iowa#27491 in 1,723
New Jersey#293241 in 1,945
Oklahoma#31391 in 1,895
North Carolina#325181 in 2,214
Tennessee#340131 in 2,340
New York#348571 in 2,088
Mississippi#35271 in 1,923
Georgia#358181 in 2,325
Louisiana#377111 in 2,277
Connecticut#38271 in 2,648
Virginia#383141 in 2,635
Missouri#386121 in 2,706
Michigan#418191 in 3,179
South Carolina#42371 in 2,753
Ohio#448201 in 3,509
Alabama#50461 in 3,678
Kentucky#51651 in 4,292
Colorado#52561 in 3,471
Washington#55681 in 3,867
Florida#585171 in 4,492
Illinois#626161 in 4,846
Indiana#67461 in 5,804
Texas#1,133131 in 10,493
California#1,171231 in 11,371
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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 1991

girls
#493
484 births · 1 in 3,874 girls
boys
#4,476
12 births · 1 in 168,361 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #493Kerri484

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #4,476Kerri12
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,874 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 96.8% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #490Carina488
  2. #491Jacklyn485
  3. #491Janice485
  4. #493Kerri484
  5. #494Paris483
  6. #495Latisha480
  7. #496Debra478
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 168,361 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 53.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #4,231Zaccheus13
  2. #4,231Zakee13
  3. #4,231Zebulun13
  4. #4,476Kerri12
  5. #4,476Aarin12
  6. #4,476Abelino12
  7. #4,476Abhishek12
  8. #4,760Aaryn11
  9. #4,760Abdulla11
  10. #4,760Able11

Tied with 283 names at #4,476; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →