NameTides

Kerry

Kerry was the #2,451 boys' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies).

Kerry as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Kerry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020US
Kerry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,451 (55)—————
2024#2,674 (49)———#3,072 (5)—
2023#3,347 (35)—————
2022#2,493 (55)—————
2021#2,918 (42)—————
2020#2,980 (39)—————
2019#2,851 (43)—————
2018#2,507 (51)—————
2017#2,295 (57)———#2,439 (6)—
2016#2,412 (53)—————
2015#2,189 (62)—————
2014#2,175 (62)—————
2013#1,942 (71)———#2,305 (6)—
2012#2,380 (53)———#2,158 (7)—
2011#2,145 (61)—————

Kerry as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Kerry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020US
Kerry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#5,554 (22)——————
2024#11,122 (8)#4,844 (4)—————
2023#8,055 (13)——————
2022#6,707 (17)——————
2021#6,967 (16)#4,634 (4)—————
2020#5,314 (23)——#397 (3)#834 (3)——
2019#5,612 (22)——————
2018#6,792 (17)#4,684 (4)——#896 (3)——
2017#4,576 (30)#4,063 (5)—————
2016#4,632 (30)#3,609 (6)#585 (5)————
2015#5,127 (26)#3,252 (7)—#358 (4)———
2014#4,003 (37)#3,514 (6)———#2,905 (6)—
2013#3,849 (39)#4,739 (4)#816 (3)#370 (4)#747 (4)——
2012#5,114 (27)#2,215 (12)—————
2011#4,151 (35)#2,432 (10)#465 (7)#246 (7)#550 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1960 at #158.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1921.
  • In 2025, 29% of US babies named Kerry were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kerry is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 50,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kerry by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Kerry (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KerryCanadaGirls—too few
KerryCanadaBoys—too few
KerryEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KerryEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KerryIrelandGirls—too few
KerryIrelandBoys—too few
KerryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KerryNSWGirls—too few
KerryNSWBoys—too few
KerryScotlandGirls—too few
KerryScotlandBoys—too few
KerryUSGirls#5,55422
KerryUSBoys#2,45155