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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 923 girlsNHWashington: #294 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsWAIdaho: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #288 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsMNIllinois: #346 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsILWisconsin: #215 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsWIMichigan: #267 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsMINew York: #160 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 863 girlsNYMassachusetts: #74 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 374 girlsMARhode Island: #28 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 118 girlsRIOregon: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,268 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 668 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 948 girlsSDIowa: #261 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsIAIndiana: #246 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,985 girlsOHPennsylvania: #198 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsPANew Jersey: #185 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsNJConnecticut: #208 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsCTCalifornia: #497 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 3,202 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: #298 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,537 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsKYWest Virginia: #145 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 707 girlsWVVirginia: #249 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsVAMaryland: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDEArizona: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsAZNew Mexico: #379 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsNMKansas: #186 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsKSArkansas: #169 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 851 girlsARTennessee: #231 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #224 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,762 girlsOKLouisiana: #223 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,218 girlsLAMississippi: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsMSAlabama: #189 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsALGeorgia: #209 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #465 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,093 girlsTXFlorida: #286 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#28 · 1 in 118
  2. Massachusetts#74 · 1 in 374
  3. West Virginia#145 · 1 in 707
  4. New York#160 · 1 in 863
  5. Wyoming#161 · 1 in 668

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#28401 in 118
Massachusetts#74871 in 374
West Virginia#145161 in 707
New York#1601191 in 863
Wyoming#16151 in 668
Arkansas#169151 in 851
New Hampshire#18561 in 923
New Jersey#185381 in 1,007
Kansas#186151 in 1,034
Alabama#189211 in 1,041
Maryland#193211 in 1,061
South Dakota#19451 in 948
Pennsylvania#198621 in 1,127
Connecticut#208131 in 1,212
Georgia#209311 in 1,125
Wisconsin#215231 in 1,366
Missouri#219231 in 1,399
Louisiana#223261 in 1,218
South Carolina#224161 in 1,118
Tennessee#231221 in 1,275
Indiana#246221 in 1,599
Virginia#249201 in 1,540
North Carolina#256221 in 1,555
Nebraska#25971 in 1,537
Iowa#261111 in 1,710
Idaho#26551 in 1,374
Michigan#267321 in 1,800
Mississippi#278111 in 1,453
Ohio#281361 in 1,985
Florida#286331 in 1,718
Minnesota#288141 in 2,089
Washington#294161 in 1,720
Colorado#298121 in 1,838
Illinois#346321 in 2,326
Kentucky#36181 in 2,969
New Mexico#37951 in 1,939
Arizona#41381 in 2,521
Oregon#46551 in 3,268
Texas#465421 in 3,093
California#497581 in 3,202
Oklahoma#51361 in 3,762
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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 1982

girls
#244
1,029 births · 1 in 1,646 girls
boys
#2,709
17 births · 1 in 106,732 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #244Kerri1,029

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #2,709Kerri17
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,646 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #241Sonia1,048
  2. #242Sherry1,047
  3. #243Christie1,040
  4. #244Kerri1,029
  5. #245Haley1,024
  6. #246Annie1,016
  7. #247Jenna1,012
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 106,732 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 63.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #2,596West18
  2. #2,596Wyman18
  3. #2,596Yonatan18
  4. #2,709Kerri17
  5. #2,709Adron17
  6. #2,709Alphonzo17
  7. #2,709Alvis17
  8. #2,831Addam16
  9. #2,831Alonza16
  10. #2,831Amish16

Tied with 121 names at #2,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →