How Many People Are Named Kerry?
people named Kerry are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,116 people in the US has this name
Based on 98,644 babies named Kerry in Social Security records from 1920 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,127 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the Irish county, called Ciarraí in Irish Gaelic, which means "CIAR's people".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Kerry in English. Counting Kerry and these spellings together, about 127,961 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kerry, 53.2% were girls and 46.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kerry rose from 14.7% in the 1920s to 26.5% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1970s, at 70.8%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kerry alive today is about 54 years old, and 55% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 46 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kerry first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 1960, to 3,127 babies. In 2025, 77 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kerry has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #158, in 1960. In 2025 it ranked #2,464. Among girls, its best rank was #145, in 1971.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,464 | #5,641 |
| Best rank | #158 (1960) | #145 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #178 in the 1960s | #175 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kerry alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kerry were born in New York than in any other state: about 7,299 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kerry was given 1.9 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.8 times in Louisiana and 1.6 times in Utah.
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