Is Kerry a boy or girl name?
Kerry is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 49 boys were named Kerry, so 14% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.4% of the 98,563 US babies named Kerry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,683
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,611
- Babies named Kerry since 1920
- 98,563
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 3,127 babies
Boys and girls named Kerry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 93 | 16 | 14.7% |
| 1930s | 537 | 59 | 9.9% |
| 1940s | 4,053 | 1,463 | 26.5% |
| 1950s | 14,417 | 6,442 | 30.9% |
| 1960s | 15,283 | 12,223 | 44.4% |
| 1970s | 6,662 | 16,124 | 70.8% |
| 1980s | 4,406 | 7,593 | 63.3% |
| 1990s | 2,510 | 3,439 | 57.8% |
| 2000s | 1,152 | 924 | 44.5% |
| 2010s | 578 | 292 | 33.6% |
| 2020s | 220 | 77 | 25.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | #2,683 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,379 | 13 | #8,274 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,503 | 17 | #6,851 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,945 | 16 | #7,106 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3,003 | 23 | #5,396 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,877 | 22 | #5,710 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,530 | 16 | #7,254 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,302 | 30 | #4,634 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,423 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,201 | 26 | #5,218 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,189 | 37 | #4,059 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,953 | 39 | #3,882 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,404 | 27 | #5,179 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,159 | 35 | #4,192 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,084 | 30 | #4,800 |
| 2009 | 70 | #1,999 | 32 | #4,628 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,769 | 37 | #4,228 |
| 2007 | 87 | #1,724 | 44 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 99 | #1,524 | 73 | #2,525 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,287 | 80 | #2,270 |
| 2004 | 172 | #972 | 86 | #2,107 |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,273 | 100 | #1,852 |
| 2002 | 130 | #1,117 | 141 | #1,372 |
| 2001 | 142 | #1,038 | 149 | #1,297 |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,063 | 182 | #1,124 |
| 1999 | 150 | #964 | 200 | #1,022 |
| 1998 | 150 | #945 | 199 | #1,005 |
| 1997 | 188 | #791 | 272 | #772 |
| 1996 | 181 | #798 | 290 | #723 |
| 1995 | 206 | #748 | 295 | #710 |
| 1994 | 235 | #676 | 339 | #643 |
| 1993 | 296 | #600 | 373 | #614 |
| 1992 | 288 | #609 | 438 | #540 |
| 1991 | 414 | #488 | 477 | #497 |
| 1990 | 402 | #483 | 556 | #446 |
| 1989 | 409 | #466 | 560 | #437 |
| 1988 | 421 | #440 | 599 | #403 |
| 1987 | 409 | #437 | 670 | #353 |
| 1986 | 481 | #383 | 699 | #344 |
| 1985 | 525 | #351 | 672 | #349 |
| 1984 | 512 | #356 | 730 | #321 |
| 1983 | 383 | #420 | 786 | #297 |
| 1982 | 417 | #406 | 938 | #265 |
| 1981 | 418 | #399 | 939 | #268 |
| 1980 | 431 | #394 | 1,000 | #259 |
| 1979 | 462 | #373 | 994 | #252 |
| 1978 | 463 | #359 | 1,154 | #217 |
| 1977 | 540 | #334 | 1,300 | #202 |
| 1976 | 582 | #305 | 1,449 | #176 |
| 1975 | 646 | #294 | 1,677 | #163 |
| 1974 | 710 | #268 | 1,729 | #158 |
| 1973 | 681 | #272 | 1,874 | #148 |
| 1972 | 733 | #265 | 1,910 | #148 |
| 1971 | 878 | #255 | 2,206 | #145 |
| 1970 | 967 | #243 | 1,831 | #176 |
| 1969 | 976 | #235 | 1,854 | #176 |
| 1968 | 1,085 | #214 | 1,735 | #186 |
| 1967 | 1,124 | #206 | 1,258 | #231 |
| 1966 | 1,241 | #195 | 1,032 | #262 |
| 1965 | 1,471 | #177 | 921 | #289 |
| 1964 | 1,564 | #176 | 1,177 | #261 |
| 1963 | 1,721 | #170 | 1,163 | #259 |
| 1962 | 1,898 | #168 | 1,092 | #272 |
| 1961 | 2,027 | #161 | 1,040 | #287 |
| 1960 | 2,176 | #158 | 951 | #302 |
| 1959 | 1,703 | #178 | 792 | #338 |
| 1958 | 1,439 | #194 | 806 | #329 |
| 1957 | 1,747 | #175 | 813 | #321 |
| 1956 | 1,588 | #183 | 740 | #321 |
| 1955 | 1,601 | #174 | 615 | #348 |
| 1954 | 1,662 | #170 | 582 | #359 |
| 1953 | 1,265 | #194 | 569 | #358 |
| 1952 | 1,167 | #194 | 556 | #348 |
| 1951 | 1,183 | #191 | 491 | #362 |
| 1950 | 1,062 | #197 | 478 | #365 |
| 1949 | 925 | #210 | 395 | #401 |
| 1948 | 750 | #235 | 273 | #490 |
| 1947 | 704 | #248 | 196 | #607 |
| 1946 | 489 | #292 | 149 | #646 |
| 1945 | 310 | #341 | 124 | #664 |
| 1944 | 297 | #345 | 150 | #600 |
| 1943 | 211 | #429 | 87 | #834 |
| 1942 | 135 | #527 | 42 | #1,237 |
| 1941 | 120 | #543 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1940 | 112 | #561 | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1939 | 87 | #631 | 10 | #2,819 |
| 1938 | 70 | #732 | 11 | #2,665 |
| 1937 | 65 | #761 | 12 | #2,507 |
| 1936 | 79 | #665 | 8 | #3,252 |
| 1935 | 110 | #550 | 5 | #4,558 |
| 1934 | 44 | #964 | 6 | #4,063 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,534 | 7 | #3,752 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,245 | 5 | #5,219 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,263 | 6 | #4,693 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,659 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,361 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kerry reached #158 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #145 in 1971. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kerry
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.