Recorded 1944–2018 Girls' name Peak 1971 8,584 births

Kerrie — girls' name

8,584 babies named Kerrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s581950s6191960s20731970s33841980s15951990s6442000s1672010s44
1970s
Peak decade

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

1971
Single peak year

419 babies were named Kerrie in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,584 babies named Kerrie between 1944 and 2018, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 419 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerrie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 3,384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kerrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 791 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Kerrie in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerrie 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 8,584 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.

Kerrie at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

8,584

Since 1944

75 years of records

Peak year

1971

419 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1944

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kerrie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1944

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1971)
419
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
-1000100200300400500 201820061996198619761966195619461944 7

Kerrie popularity over time — boys

104 total births recorded since 1962 (Kerrie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 104 births
468101214 199319861982197619741972196919661962 5

Kerrie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
3,384 births that decade — 39% of Kerrie's all-time total
1940s581950s6191960s20731970s33841980s15951990s6442000s1672010s44

Kerrie by state

Where Kerrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kerrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
791 9.2%
#2 New York
610 7.1%
#3 Massachusetts
555 6.5%
#4 Texas
444 5.2%
#5 Michigan
371 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
315 3.7%
#7 Ohio
311 3.6%
#8 Illinois
264 3.1%
California share of Kerrie's total US births 9.2%
Even split

791 of 8,584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Kerrie appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerrie?
8,584 babies have been named Kerrie since 1944. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1971 with 419 births.
When was Kerrie most popular?
Kerrie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 3,384 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Kerrie most popular?
The top states for the name Kerrie are California (791 births), New York (610 births), Massachusetts (555 births).
How long has the name Kerrie been used?
Kerrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 75 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kerrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, 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, 1944–2018 (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.