Is Keri a boy or girl name?
Keri was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 32,372 US babies named Keri were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,760
- Babies named Keri since 1946
- 32,372
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 1,517 babies
Boys and girls named Keri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1950s | 12 | 803 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 18 | 3,870 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 116 | 12,312 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 118 | 9,446 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 46 | 4,017 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 15 | 1,066 | 98.6% |
| 2010s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 67 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,760 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,540 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,846 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,270 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,397 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,539 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,244 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,112 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,891 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,811 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,814 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,400 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,597 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,663 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,674 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,769 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,450 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,470 | 85 | #2,173 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,332 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,897 | 122 | #1,583 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,273 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,533 | 147 | #1,309 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,037 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 243 | #882 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 250 | #853 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 265 | #786 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 312 | #694 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 334 | #647 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,705 | 407 | #568 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,225 | 433 | #547 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,419 | 466 | #511 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,929 | 629 | #407 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,148 | 678 | #388 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,677 | 737 | #347 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,323 | 832 | #297 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,766 | 888 | #277 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,772 | 912 | #272 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,895 | 977 | #256 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,580 | 1,195 | #219 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,020 | 941 | #252 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,102 | 982 | #255 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,321 | 1,000 | #249 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,922 | 982 | #261 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,960 | 1,151 | #228 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,513 | 1,323 | #197 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,368 | 1,474 | #187 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,692 | 1,466 | #173 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,703 | 1,502 | #174 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,410 | 1,231 | #205 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,132 | 1,212 | #210 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,376 | 1,115 | #246 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,899 | 1,036 | #278 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,055 | 802 | #329 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 710 | #335 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,522 | 622 | #357 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 490 | #421 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 321 | #527 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 324 | #531 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 352 | #524 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 302 | #565 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,358 | 261 | #624 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 249 | #648 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,861 | 239 | #658 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,437 | 209 | #693 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,238 | 150 | #830 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 116 | #960 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,019 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,331 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,263 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,575 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,729 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,085 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,151 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,086 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,248 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,353 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,217 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keri reached #2,376 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #173 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.