Recorded 1958–1995 Girls' name Peak 1975 320 births

Kerie — girls' name

320 babies named Kerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s651970s1391980s821990s29

The verdict

320 girls have been named Kerie since 1958, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

320
total births
1958–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kerie was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

21 babies were named Kerie in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Kerie between 1958 and 1995, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kerie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kerie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 320 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kerie at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

320

Since 1958

38 years of records

Peak year

1975

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1958

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1958

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1975)
21
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 199519891985198019761972196819631958 5

Kerie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
139 births that decade — 43% of Kerie's all-time total
1950s51960s651970s1391980s821990s29

Kerie by state

Where Kerie concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kerie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.4%
California share of Kerie's total US births 3.4%

11 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerie?
320 babies have been named Kerie since 1958. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1975 with 21 births.
When was Kerie most popular?
Kerie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Kerie most popular?
The top states for the name Kerie are California (11 births).
How long has the name Kerie been used?
Kerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 38 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kerie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.