Keri

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1976 · 1,466 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,061
since 1946

Keri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Keri has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #173, 1976girls
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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#7,49114—
2024#12,1617—
2023#6,40918—
2022#7,63114—
2021#8,02413—
2020#7,21215—
2019#7,34215—
2018#5,15225—
2017#4,06636—
2016#3,84939—
2015#3,76740—
2014#3,77840—
2013#4,00237—
2012#3,36448—
2011#2,43475—
2010#2,58970—
2009#2,64369—
2008#2,66369—
2007#2,75066—
2006#2,43876—
2005#2,16085#11,4725
2004#2,32674—
2003#1,579122#10,8945
2002#1,268155—
2001#1,304147#10,5565
2000#1,035203—
1999#880243—
1998#852250—
1997#785265—
1996#693312—
1995#646334—
1994#568407#6,3728
1993#546433#6,8167
1992#511466#6,1288
1991#407629#3,81315
1990#388678#5,8238
1989#347737#4,52711
1988#297832#4,16211
1987#277888#4,5739
1986#272912#3,65312
1985#255977#2,82817
1984#2191,195#2,52919
1983#252941#3,88410
1982#255982#3,96610
1981#2491,000#3,22113
1980#261982#5,5256
1979#2281,151#2,89715
1978#1971,323#3,40011
1977#1871,474#5,8455
1976#1731,466#4,4187
1975#1741,502#2,63715
1974#2051,231#2,35817
1973#2101,212#3,01311
1972#2461,115#2,32316
1971#2771,036#2,81312
1970#329802#3,8367
1969#335710—
1968#356622#3,3657
1967#421490—
1966#526321—
1965#531324—
1964#524352—
1963#565302—
1962#623261#4,0335
1961#647249—
1960#658239#3,6656
1959#692209#3,2907
1958#829150#3,9445
1957#958116—
1956#1,016101—
1955#1,32058—
1954#1,25662—
1953#1,56539—
1952#1,71333—
1951#2,06423—
1950#3,05212—
1949#2,99912—
1948#3,13711—
1947#3,24011—
1946#3,9947—
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Keri! It came in at #3,994, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1946, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Keri is popular in 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNHWashington: #175 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 769 girlsWAIdaho: #144 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 487 girlsIDMontana: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 620 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #235 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsMNIllinois: #332 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsILWisconsin: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsWIMichigan: #346 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsMINew York: #388 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsNYMassachusetts: #220 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsMARhode Island: #120 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 534 girlsRIOregon: #173 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 756 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #112 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 325 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSDIowa: #178 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 870 girlsIAIndiana: #326 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsINOhio: #442 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,246 girlsOHPennsylvania: #441 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,906 girlsPANew Jersey: #447 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,588 girlsNJConnecticut: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCTCalifornia: #316 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsCAUtah: #144 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 584 girlsUTColorado: #262 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsCONebraska: #154 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 695 girlsNEMissouri: #293 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsMOKentucky: #326 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedVAMaryland: #355 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,522 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNMKansas: #244 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsKSArkansas: #321 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsARTennessee: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,249 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #207 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 927 girlsOKLouisiana: #302 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsLAMississippi: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsMSAlabama: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,872 girlsALGeorgia: #437 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Keri, so not publishedHITexas: #345 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,700 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#112 · 1 in 325
  2. Rhode Island#120 · 1 in 534
  3. Idaho#144 · 1 in 487
  4. Utah#144 · 1 in 584
  5. Nebraska#154 · 1 in 695

Best ever in a state: #55 in Rhode Island, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#11261 in 325
Rhode Island#120121 in 534
Idaho#144101 in 487
Utah#144181 in 584
Nebraska#154151 in 695
Montana#16971 in 620
Oregon#173191 in 756
Washington#175321 in 769
Iowa#178241 in 870
Wisconsin#193311 in 1,087
Oklahoma#207191 in 927
Massachusetts#220301 in 1,408
Minnesota#235201 in 1,479
Kansas#244121 in 1,229
Colorado#262141 in 1,229
Florida#293281 in 1,700
Missouri#293201 in 1,773
Connecticut#299111 in 1,888
Louisiana#302191 in 1,600
California#3161001 in 1,640
Arkansas#32171 in 1,946
Indiana#326191 in 2,267
Kentucky#326111 in 2,362
Illinois#332401 in 2,194
Arizona#33491 in 1,660
Texas#345531 in 1,966
Michigan#346281 in 2,646
Maryland#355101 in 2,522
New York#388551 in 2,571
Georgia#437121 in 3,368
Pennsylvania#441221 in 3,906
Ohio#442211 in 4,246
New Jersey#447141 in 3,588
Mississippi#45661 in 3,131
Alabama#47771 in 3,872
Tennessee#52561 in 5,249
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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 Keri
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4,670 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #7,491)
  • 279 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #7,491)
  • 3,724 spots since 2015 (#3,767 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1959 (#829 → #692)
  • Biggest drop: 155 spots in 2000 (#880 → #1,035)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1976 at #173 (1,466 births)
  • Births halved by 1990, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1957–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 971
  • Highest: 1 in 971 girls born in 1975 were named Keri (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #173 in 1976, was only 1 in 999 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.4% of all girls named Keri (12,312) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s41#2,999 (1949)#3,343
1950s803#692 (1959)#1,447
1960s3,870#335 (1969)#519
1970s12,312#173 (1976)#223
1980s9,446#219 (1984)#268
1990s4,017#388 (1990)#628
2000s1,066#1,035 (2000)#2,017
2010s425#2,434 (2011)#4,034
2020s81#6,409 (2023)#8,155

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.

Keri in 1970

girls
#329
802 births · 1 in 2,180 girls
boys
#3,836
7 births · 1 in 265,461 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #329Keri802

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #3,836Keri7
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,180 of them was named Keri, which outranked 96.5% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #326Camille822
  2. #327Constance805
  3. #327Paulette805
  4. #329Keri802
  5. #330Jeanine800
  6. #331Rosemary797
  7. #332Bobbi791
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 265,461 of them was named Keri, which outranked 29.4% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keri
  1. #3,521Zeb8
  2. #3,521Zenon8
  3. #3,521Zoran8
  4. #3,836Keri7
  5. #3,836Acey7
  6. #3,836Adin7
  7. #3,836Adren7
  8. #4,230Abbott6
  9. #4,230Abdon6
  10. #4,230Ade6

Tied with 393 names at #3,836; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →