Kerry

Given to 98,644 US babies since 1920

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#5554

recorded as girls

#2451

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 22 · boys 55

Peak year

1960

2,176 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

98,644

since 1920

Born a Kerry? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kerry was most popular in 1960, when 2,176 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 55 babies were named Kerry, ranking #2451 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	22	5554	55	2451
2024	8	11122	49	2674
2023	13	8055	35	3347
2022	17	6707	55	2493
2021	16	6967	42	2918
2020	23	5314	39	2980
2019	22	5612	43	2851
2018	17	6792	51	2507
2017	30	4576	57	2295
2016	30	4632	53	2412
2015	26	5127	62	2189
2014	37	4003	62	2175
2013	39	3849	71	1942
2012	27	5114	53	2380
2011	35	4151	61	2145
2010	30	4735	65	2069
2009	32	4571	70	1990
2008	37	4179	85	1760
2007	45	3601	87	1721
2006	73	2512	99	1519
2005	80	2254	120	1282
2004	86	2100	172	971
2003	100	1845	112	1269
2002	141	1370	130	1115
2001	149	1295	142	1035
2000	182	1120	135	1061
1999	200	1021	150	961
1998	199	1004	150	939
1997	272	772	188	788
1996	290	722	181	798
1995	295	709	206	748
1994	339	643	235	674
1993	373	613	296	599
1992	438	540	288	609
1991	477	497	414	487
1990	556	446	402	483
1989	560	437	409	465
1988	599	403	421	439
1987	670	352	409	436
1986	699	344	481	382
1985	672	349	525	351
1984	730	321	512	356
1983	786	297	383	418
1982	938	264	417	406
1981	939	267	418	398
1980	1,000	259	431	394
1979	994	251	462	373
1978	1,154	217	463	358
1977	1,300	202	540	334
1976	1,449	176	582	305
1975	1,676	163	646	294
1974	1,729	158	710	268
1973	1,874	148	681	272
1972	1,910	148	733	265
1971	2,206	145	878	253
1970	1,831	176	967	243
1969	1,854	176	976	235
1968	1,735	186	1,085	214
1967	1,258	231	1,123	206
1966	1,032	262	1,241	195
1965	921	289	1,471	177
1964	1,177	261	1,563	176
1963	1,163	258	1,724	170
1962	1,092	271	1,900	167
1961	1,040	287	2,027	161
1960	951	302	2,176	158
1959	792	336	1,703	178
1958	806	329	1,439	194
1957	813	321	1,747	175
1956	740	321	1,588	183
1955	615	348	1,601	174
1954	582	359	1,662	170
1953	569	358	1,264	194
1952	556	348	1,167	194
1951	491	362	1,183	191
1950	478	362	1,062	197
1949	395	401	926	210
1948	273	488	750	235
1947	196	606	704	248
1946	149	646	489	292
1945	124	663	310	339
1944	150	599	297	345
1943	87	832	211	429
1942	42	1229	135	524
1941	25	1569	120	541
1940	22	1682	112	560
1939	10	2736	87	629
1938	11	2579	70	730
1937	12	2448	65	757
1936	8	3103	79	660
1935	5	4204	110	548
1934	6	3802	44	956
1933	<5	—	19	1586
1932	7	3568	22	1509
1931	<5	—	20	1589
1930	<5	—	21	1602
1929	<5	—	15	2002
1928	<5	—	9	2843
1927	5	4805	14	2193
1926	<5	—	10	2725
1925	6	4426	14	2193
1924	<5	—	13	2347
1923	<5	—	7	3467
1922	<5	—	5	4307
1921	<5	—	6	3869
1920	5	4975	<5	—

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Other spellings

Kerri · 37,369 Keri · 32,386 Kerrie · 8,693 Kerie · 320 Kery · 136

Names like Kerry

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

Craig102 in 2025 Jeffrey544 in 2025 Gregory493 in 2025 Keith311 in 2025 Kirk52 in 2025 Marc162 in 2025

Where Kerry is most popular

Texas
3.2×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 49% · boys 51% across all years