Kerrie

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 397 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,589
since 1944

Kerrie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kerrie has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #469, 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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2011#14,8246—
2010#12,2768—
2009#13,7047—
2008#9,47612—
2007#8,09815—
2006#9,28612—
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2004#9,89210—
2003#6,05519—
2002#4,90624—
2001#5,36421—
2000#3,52737—
1999#2,93545—
1998#3,35336—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,67246—
1995#2,55249—
1994#2,04768—
1993#2,09065#8,7005
1992#1,81879—
1991#1,463108—
1990#1,493104—
1989#1,239128—
1988#1,230121—
1987#1,162126#6,9515
1986#958164#4,13010
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1984#855179#4,9737
1983#959152—
1982#928162#6,3855
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1979#677254#6,0565
1978#705224—
1977#593291—
1976#511347#3,47110
1975#469397#3,07812
1974#489359#5,2275
1973#510335#5,1015
1972#472382#4,9865
1971#474419#4,3756
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1969#534342#4,4045
1968#555306—
1967#616238#2,7609
1966#776160#3,9485
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1962#859151#4,0335
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five girls were named Kerrie! It came in at #3,687, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2012, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kerrie is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #490 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedIDMontana: #213 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 834 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #495 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsILWisconsin: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsWIMichigan: #410 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsMINew York: #527 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,318 girlsNYMassachusetts: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsMARhode Island: #126 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 544 girlsRIOregon: #373 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,225 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #332 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsIAIndiana: #407 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsINOhio: #543 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,977 girlsOHPennsylvania: #479 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,464 girlsPANew Jersey: #623 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,635 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #472 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsUTColorado: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #389 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsMOKentucky: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #431 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,673 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedARTennessee: #549 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,186 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #567 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,752 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,530 girlsOKLouisiana: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,915 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,430 girlsALGeorgia: #596 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,547 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerrie, so not publishedHITexas: #657 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,466 girlsTXFlorida: #418 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,985 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#126 · 1 in 544
  2. Massachusetts#201 · 1 in 1,224
  3. Montana#213 · 1 in 834
  4. Utah#251 · 1 in 1,199
  5. Wisconsin#313 · 1 in 2,378

Best ever in a state: #108 in Rhode Island, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#126111 in 544
Massachusetts#201321 in 1,224
Montana#21351 in 834
Utah#25191 in 1,199
Wisconsin#313131 in 2,378
Iowa#33281 in 2,411
Oregon#37361 in 2,225
Colorado#38371 in 2,354
Missouri#389111 in 3,108
Indiana#407121 in 3,426
Michigan#410201 in 3,450
Florida#418161 in 2,985
Virginia#43191 in 3,673
Kentucky#43371 in 3,710
Louisiana#447101 in 2,915
California#472471 in 3,157
Pennsylvania#479181 in 4,464
Oklahoma#48851 in 3,530
Washington#49061 in 3,724
Illinois#495201 in 4,134
New York#527291 in 4,318
Alabama#53061 in 4,430
Ohio#543141 in 5,977
Tennessee#54961 in 5,186
North Carolina#56771 in 5,752
Georgia#59671 in 5,547
New Jersey#62371 in 6,635
Texas#657191 in 5,466
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See more about Kerrie
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 460 spots since 2015 (#14,482 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 168 spots in 1959 (#1,089 → #921)
  • Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1987 (#958 → #1,162)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1975 at #469 (397 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1959–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,672
  • Highest: 1 in 3,672 girls born in 1975 were named Kerrie (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 39.4% of all girls named Kerrie (3,384) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s58#2,701 (1948)#3,473
1950s619#921 (1959)#1,452
1960s2,073#534 (1969)#735
1970s3,384#469 (1975)#542
1980s1,595#803 (1980)#989
1990s644#1,463 (1991)#2,320
2000s167#3,527 (2000)#8,044
2010s44#12,276 (2010)#14,230
2020s5#14,942 (2025)#14,942

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.

Kerrie in 1971

girls
#474
419 births · 1 in 3,971 girls
boys
#4,375
6 births · 1 in 294,741 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #474Kerrie419

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #4,375Kerrie6
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 3,971 of them was named Kerrie, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerrie
  1. #470Janette424
  2. #472Olga421
  3. #472Patti421
  4. #474Kerrie419
  5. #475Lawanda417
  6. #476Deena414
  7. #477Jan412
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 294,741 of them was named Kerrie, which outranked 22.6% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerrie
  1. #3,963Zechariah7
  2. #3,963Zeferino7
  3. #3,963Zerrick7
  4. #4,375Kerrie6
  5. #4,375Abelino6
  6. #4,375Absalom6
  7. #4,375Acey6
  8. #4,907Abdel5
  9. #4,907Abiel5
  10. #4,907Achille5

Tied with 531 names at #4,375; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →