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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #166, 1975girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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—
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1998

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #1,488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,083 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMINew York: #715 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsNYMassachusetts: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedINOhio: #788 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,847 girlsOHPennsylvania: #581 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,164 girlsPANew Jersey: #480 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,191 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,117 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 24,557 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #688 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,948 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #855 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,782 girlsVAMaryland: #712 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,788 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: #639 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,361 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #732 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,261 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsALGeorgia: #691 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,949 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kerri, so not publishedHITexas: #1,521 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 14,344 girlsTXFlorida: #783 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,714 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#357 · 1 in 2,279
  2. Alabama#406 · 1 in 2,316
  3. New Jersey#480 · 1 in 3,191
  4. Pennsylvania#581 · 1 in 4,164
  5. Tennessee#639 · 1 in 4,361

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#357141 in 2,279
Alabama#40691 in 2,316
New Jersey#480131 in 3,191
Pennsylvania#581141 in 4,164
Tennessee#63971 in 4,361
Missouri#68861 in 4,948
Georgia#69191 in 4,949
Maryland#71251 in 4,788
New York#715201 in 5,036
North Carolina#73281 in 5,261
Florida#783131 in 5,714
Ohio#78891 in 6,847
Virginia#85551 in 6,782
Illinois#1,48851 in 14,083
Texas#1,521101 in 14,344
California#2,11791 in 24,557
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1998

girls
#974
208 births · 1 in 8,495 girls

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #974Kerri208
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 8,495 of them was named Kerri, which outranked 94.1% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kerri
  1. #971Janie210
  2. #972Kia209
  3. #972Star209
  4. #974Kerri208
  5. #975Audra207
  6. #975Ivana207
  7. #975Jayme207
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →