Girls' name · since 1972
Kerrey
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Kerrey, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1972–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
11 girls have been named Kerrey since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kerrey recorded 11 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1978.
- 11 total births
- 1972–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerrey's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kerrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kerrey's full recorded timeline at 1978, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kerrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kerrey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kerrey's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kerrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerrey: Baby Name Since 1972 - 11 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerrey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kerrey 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 July 2026.