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Kerri

/ˈkɛɹi/ · 99% girls · 10 born in 2025

Kerri has been given to about 37,369 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 35,489
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kerri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 1,616
  • Born in 202510
  • All time37,369

How popular is Kerri?

Its best year was 1975, when 1,616 babies were given the name, ranking 167th. The typical living American called Kerri is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Kerri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keri0.96
  2. Terri0.82
  3. Jerri0.82
  4. Gerri0.82
  5. Kerry0.79
  6. Teri0.78
  7. Jeri0.78
  8. Geri0.78

Middle names for Kerri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kerri Catherine0.84
  2. Kerri Josephine0.84
  3. Kerri Rose0.83
  4. Kerri Marie0.83
  5. Kerri Grace0.83
  6. Kerri Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kerri

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.91
  2. Heidisister · 0.90
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.89
  4. Damonbrother · 0.89
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.87
  6. Troybrother · 0.83

Where Kerri is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kerri Reyes0.78
    2. Kerri Nguyen0.78
    3. Kerri Moore0.78
    4. Kerri Lee0.78
    5. Kerri Hall0.78
    6. Kerri Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kerri

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.