Girls' name · since 1991
Kerris
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Kerris, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 1991–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Kerris sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerris has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2017.
- 49 total births
- 1991–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerris's 49 recorded births place it above 51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kerris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kerris's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kerris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2017
- Peak year (2013)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
49 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 8 births in a single year.
Kerris by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kerris's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kerris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (59% of all-time use).
Kerris decade highlights
- Peak decade 29 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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, 1991–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerris: Baby Name Since 1991 - 49 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerris. 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 Kerris 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.
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