Girls' name · since 1946
Keri
Keri has 32,061 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,061
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keri currently ranks #7557 among girls' names in America, with 32,061 babies recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keri has been recorded 32,061 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #7557 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,557 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,061 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keri ranks #804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,557 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,061 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,061
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keri's 32,061 recorded births place it above 98.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keri compares
32,061 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keri's all-time total is 85x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,061 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,502 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keri splits its recorded history at 1986: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1946 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 1,502 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 1,502
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Keri popularity over time - boys
325 total births recorded since 1958 (Keri as boys' name)
Keri by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12,312 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Keri's strongest decade.
12,312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Keri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 803
1950s
803 births
- 1960s 3,870
1960s
3,870 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,312 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,446 births
- 1990s 4,017
1990s
4,017 births
- 2000s 1,066
2000s
1,066 births
- 2010s 425
2010s
425 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12,312 births (38% of all-time use).
How Keri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keri's total volume
Keri by state
Where Keri concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,066 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,315 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,100 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,406 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,330 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,275 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,263 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,079 | 3.4% |
3,066 of 32,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Keri appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keri's data
- Keri's decade-level peak was the 1970s (12,312 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keris (3,066 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.