Recorded 1965–2009 Girls' name Peak 1983 333 births

Kerryann — girls' name

333 babies named Kerryann in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s471970s1191980s881990s582000s21
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kerryann was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kerryann in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerryann

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Kerryann between 1965 and 2009, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerryann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerryann performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kerryann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kerryann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerryann 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 333 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.

Kerryann at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

333

Since 1965

45 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1965

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kerryann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1965

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20091997199019841979197419691965 6

Kerryann by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
119 births that decade — 36% of Kerryann's all-time total
1960s471970s1191980s881990s582000s21

Kerryann by state

Where Kerryann concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kerryann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 18.9%
New York share of Kerryann's total US births 18.9%

63 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerryann?
333 babies have been named Kerryann since 1965. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Kerryann most popular?
Kerryann was most popular in the 1970s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Kerryann most popular?
The top states for the name Kerryann are New York (63 births).
How long has the name Kerryann been used?
Kerryann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 45 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kerryann?
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, 1965–2009 (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.