Kerry Name Popularity
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How popular is Kerry?
The rare name Kerry was the 7,204th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.Kerry, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #145 in 1971 with 2,206 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Kerry in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1933.
Kerry, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1936-1950, 1953-1956, 1958-1963, and 1965-1971, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1971-1979, 1980-1983, 1987-2009, and 2014-2017.
Sometimes the name Kerry has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Kerry popularity headed?
Kerry's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
Kerry's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kerry has dropped significantly.
The name Kerry is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Kerry has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Kerry (Girl) | Kerry (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 16 | 7,204 | 51 | 2,515 |
| 2017 | | 30 | 4,620 | 57 | 2,297 |
| 2016 | | 30 | 4,672 | 53 | 2,415 |
| 2015 | | 26 | 5,205 | 62 | 2,199 |
| 2014 | | 37 | 4,053 | 62 | 2,186 |
| 2013 | | 39 | 3,876 | 71 | 1,951 |
| 2012 | | 27 | 5,170 | 53 | 2,403 |
| 2011 | | 35 | 4,189 | 61 | 2,158 |
| 2010 | | 30 | 4,797 | 65 | 2,083 |
| 2009 | | 32 | 4,624 | 70 | 1,996 |
| 2008 | | 37 | 4,224 | 85 | 1,768 |
| 2007 | | 44 | 3,684 | 87 | 1,724 |
| 2006 | | 73 | 2,520 | 99 | 1,524 |
| 2005 | | 80 | 2,269 | 120 | 1,287 |
| 2004 | | 86 | 2,106 | 172 | 973 |
| 2003 | | 100 | 1,850 | 112 | 1,273 |
| 2002 | | 141 | 1,372 | 130 | 1,115 |
| 2001 | | 148 | 1,301 | 142 | 1,038 |
| 2000 | | 182 | 1,124 | 135 | 1,063 |
| 1999 | | 200 | 1,022 | 150 | 964 |
| 1998 | | 199 | 1,004 | 150 | 942 |
| 1997 | | 272 | 772 | 188 | 791 |
| 1996 | | 289 | 726 | 181 | 798 |
| 1995 | | 296 | 708 | 206 | 748 |
| 1994 | | 339 | 643 | 235 | 676 |
| 1993 | | 373 | 614 | 296 | 600 |
| 1992 | | 438 | 540 | 288 | 609 |
| 1991 | | 477 | 497 | 414 | 488 |
| 1990 | | 556 | 446 | 402 | 483 |
| 1989 | | 560 | 437 | 408 | 467 |
| 1988 | | 598 | 403 | 421 | 440 |
| 1987 | | 669 | 355 | 409 | 437 |
| 1986 | | 699 | 344 | 481 | 383 |
| 1985 | | 672 | 348 | 525 | 351 |
| 1984 | | 730 | 321 | 512 | 356 |
| 1983 | | 786 | 297 | 383 | 420 |
| 1982 | | 937 | 266 | 418 | 406 |
| 1981 | | 939 | 267 | 417 | 399 |
| 1980 | | 1,000 | 259 | 431 | 394 |
| 1979 | | 994 | 252 | 462 | 374 |
| 1978 | | 1,154 | 217 | 463 | 359 |
| 1977 | | 1,298 | 202 | 541 | 334 |
| 1976 | | 1,450 | 176 | 583 | 305 |
| 1975 | | 1,678 | 163 | 646 | 294 |
| 1974 | | 1,729 | 158 | 710 | 268 |
| 1973 | | 1,874 | 148 | 681 | 272 |
| 1972 | | 1,910 | 148 | 733 | 266 |
| 1971 | | 2,206 | 145 | 879 | 253 |
| 1970 | | 1,833 | 176 | 967 | 243 |
| 1969 | | 1,853 | 176 | 976 | 235 |
| 1968 | | 1,735 | 186 | 1,085 | 214 |
| 1967 | | 1,258 | 232 | 1,124 | 206 |
| 1966 | | 1,032 | 262 | 1,241 | 195 |
| 1965 | | 921 | 289 | 1,474 | 177 |
| 1964 | | 1,178 | 261 | 1,564 | 176 |
| 1963 | | 1,164 | 259 | 1,722 | 170 |
| 1962 | | 1,090 | 272 | 1,899 | 168 |
| 1961 | | 1,040 | 286 | 2,027 | 161 |
| 1960 | | 952 | 302 | 2,174 | 158 |
| 1959 | | 790 | 338 | 1,702 | 179 |
| 1958 | | 806 | 329 | 1,440 | 194 |
| 1957 | | 812 | 321 | 1,746 | 175 |
| 1956 | | 741 | 321 | 1,581 | 183 |
| 1955 | | 615 | 347 | 1,603 | 174 |
| 1954 | | 582 | 359 | 1,663 | 170 |
| 1953 | | 569 | 358 | 1,263 | 194 |
| 1952 | | 556 | 348 | 1,168 | 194 |
| 1951 | | 491 | 363 | 1,182 | 191 |
| 1950 | | 478 | 365 | 1,063 | 197 |
| 1949 | | 395 | 401 | 925 | 210 |
| 1948 | | 273 | 489 | 750 | 235 |
| 1947 | | 196 | 607 | 704 | 248 |
| 1946 | | 149 | 646 | 489 | 292 |
| 1945 | | 124 | 663 | 310 | 340 |
| 1944 | | 150 | 600 | 297 | 345 |
| 1943 | | 87 | 834 | 211 | 429 |
| 1942 | | 42 | 1,236 | 135 | 527 |
| 1941 | | 25 | 1,588 | 120 | 543 |
| 1940 | | 22 | 1,714 | 113 | 558 |
| 1939 | | 10 | 2,819 | 86 | 640 |
| 1938 | | 11 | 2,665 | 70 | 732 |
| 1937 | | 12 | 2,509 | 65 | 761 |
| 1936 | | 8 | 3,250 | 79 | 665 |
| 1935 | | 5 | 4,557 | 110 | 550 |
| 1934 | | 6 | 4,063 | 43 | 978 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,618 |
| 1932 | | 7 | 3,752 | 22 | 1,534 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,615 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,626 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,058 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,958 |
| 1927 | | 5 | 5,219 | 14 | 2,246 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,813 |
| 1925 | | 6 | 4,693 | 14 | 2,264 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,410 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 3,654 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,659 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 4,112 |
| 1920 | | 5 | 5,361 | < 5 | -- |
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