Kerry

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Kerry is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (33% of births). There have been 98,563 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 49,911 as boys and 48,652 as girls. Kerry gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1971 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 57
2023 48
2022 72
2021 58
2020 62
2019 65
2018 67
2017 87
2016 83
2015 88
2014 99
2013 110
2012 80
2011 96
2010 95
2009 102
2008 122
2007 131
2006 172
2005 200
2004 258
2003 212
2002 271
2001 291
2000 317
1999 350
1998 349
1997 460
1996 471
1995 501
1994 574
1993 669
1992 726
1991 891
1990 958
1989 969
1988 1,020
1987 1,079
1986 1,180
1985 1,197
1984 1,242
1983 1,169
1982 1,355
1981 1,357
1980 1,431
1979 1,456
1978 1,617
1977 1,840
1976 2,031
1975 2,323
1974 2,439
1973 2,555
1972 2,643
1971 3,084
1970 2,798
1969 2,830
1968 2,820
1967 2,382
1966 2,273
1965 2,392
1964 2,741
1963 2,884
1962 2,990
1961 3,067
1960 3,127
1959 2,495
1958 2,245
1957 2,560
1956 2,328
1955 2,216
1954 2,244
1953 1,834
1952 1,723
1951 1,674
1950 1,540
1949 1,320
1948 1,023
1947 900
1946 638
1945 434
1944 447
1943 298
1942 177
1941 145
1940 134
1939 97
1938 81
1937 77
1936 87
1935 115
1934 50
1933 19
1932 29
1931 20
1930 21
1929 15
1928 9
1927 19
1926 10
1925 20
1924 13
1923 7
1922 5
1921 6
1920 5