US rank #6411 Girls' name Peak 1975 37,011 births

Kerri — #6411 US girls' name

37,011 babies named Kerri in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s451950s15721960s75581970s144481980s85641990s35672000s8702010s3222020s65
#6411
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kerri was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

1,597 babies were named Kerri in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerri

The Social Security Administration has registered 37,011 babies named Kerri between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerri currently holds the #6411 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 1,597 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerri performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14,448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kerri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,657 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kerri in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerri 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 37,011 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.

Kerri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

37,011

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1975

1,597 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#6,411

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kerri popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
1,597
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,000 202420142004199419841974196419541945 7

Kerri popularity over time — boys

348 total births recorded since 1958 (Kerri as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 348 births
05101520 19941988198319781973196819631958 6

Kerri by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14,448 births that decade — 39% of Kerri's all-time total
1940s451950s15721960s75581970s144481980s85641990s35672000s8702010s3222020s65

Kerri by state

Where Kerri concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kerri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,657 9.9%
#2 Massachusetts
2,750 7.4%
#3 California
2,569 6.9%
#4 Texas
1,994 5.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,839 5.0%
#6 Michigan
1,581 4.3%
#7 Ohio
1,408 3.8%
#8 Illinois
1,393 3.8%
New York share of Kerri's total US births 9.9%
Even split

3,657 of 37,011 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Kerri appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerri?
37,011 babies have been named Kerri since 1945. It currently ranks #6411 among girls. The peak year was 1975 with 1,597 births.
When was Kerri most popular?
Kerri was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14,448 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Kerri most popular?
The top states for the name Kerri are New York (3,657 births), Massachusetts (2,750 births), California (2,569 births).
How long has the name Kerri been used?
Kerri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kerri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Keri, Kerrie, Keren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1945–2024 (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.