Recorded 1960–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 714 births

Kerriann — girls' name

714 babies named Kerriann in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s571970s2301980s2431990s1492000s35

The verdict

714 girls have been named Kerriann since 1960, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

714
total births
1960–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kerriann was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

35 babies were named Kerriann in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerriann

The Social Security Administration has registered 714 babies named Kerriann between 1960 and 2009, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerriann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerriann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kerriann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 212 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kerriann in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerriann 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 714 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.

Kerriann at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

714

Since 1960

50 years of records

Peak year

1987

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1960

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kerriann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1960

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
35
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20091999199319871981197519691960 5

Kerriann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
243 births that decade — 34% of Kerriann's all-time total
1960s571970s2301980s2431990s1492000s35

Kerriann by state

Where Kerriann concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kerriann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
212 29.7%
#2 Massachusetts
86 12.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
7 1.0%
New York share of Kerriann's total US births 29.7%
Even split

212 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerriann?
714 babies have been named Kerriann since 1960. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 35 births.
When was Kerriann most popular?
Kerriann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Kerriann most popular?
The top states for the name Kerriann are New York (212 births), Massachusetts (86 births), Pennsylvania (7 births).
How long has the name Kerriann been used?
Kerriann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 50 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kerriann?
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, 1960–2009 (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.