Kerry is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Kerry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,464 among boys (55) and #5,642 among girls (22) — overall #4,245 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | #5,642 | #2,464 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | #11,658 | #2,691 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #8,283 | #3,383 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | #6,858 | #2,504 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #7,112 | #2,946 |
| 2020 | 62 | 62 | #5,396 | #3,004 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #5,715 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 68 | 68 | #6,953 | #2,530 |
| 2017 | 87 | 87 | #4,635 | #2,302 |
| 2016 | 83 | 83 | #4,681 | #2,423 |
| 2015 | 88 | 88 | #5,219 | #2,201 |
| 2014 | 99 | 99 | #4,062 | #2,190 |
| 2013 | 110 | 110 | #3,883 | #1,953 |
| 2012 | 80 | 80 | #5,180 | #2,404 |
| 2011 | 96 | 96 | #4,193 | #2,159 |
| 2010 | 95 | 95 | #4,803 | #2,084 |
| 2009 | 102 | 102 | #4,628 | #1,999 |
| 2008 | 122 | 122 | #4,230 | #1,769 |
| 2007 | 132 | 132 | #3,630 | #1,724 |
| 2006 | 172 | 172 | #2,525 | #1,524 |
| 2005 | 200 | 200 | #2,270 | #1,287 |
| 2004 | 258 | 258 | #2,107 | #973 |
| 2003 | 212 | 212 | #1,852 | #1,273 |
| 2002 | 271 | 271 | #1,372 | #1,117 |
| 2001 | 291 | 291 | #1,298 | #1,038 |
| 2000 | 317 | 317 | #1,124 | #1,063 |
| 1999 | 350 | 350 | #1,022 | #964 |
| 1998 | 349 | 349 | #1,005 | #945 |
| 1997 | 460 | — | #772 | #791 |
| 1996 | 471 | — | #723 | #798 |
| 1995 | 501 | — | #710 | #748 |
| 1994 | 574 | — | #643 | #676 |
| 1993 | 669 | — | #614 | #600 |
| 1992 | 726 | — | #540 | #609 |
| 1991 | 891 | — | #497 | #488 |
| 1990 | 958 | — | #446 | #483 |
| 1989 | 969 | — | #437 | #466 |
| 1988 | 1,020 | — | #403 | #440 |
| 1987 | 1,079 | — | #353 | #437 |
| 1986 | 1,180 | — | #344 | #383 |
| 1985 | 1,197 | — | #349 | #351 |
| 1984 | 1,242 | — | #321 | #356 |
| 1983 | 1,169 | — | #297 | #420 |
| 1982 | 1,355 | — | #265 | #406 |
| 1981 | 1,357 | — | #268 | #399 |
| 1980 | 1,431 | — | #259 | #394 |
| 1979 | 1,456 | — | #252 | #373 |
| 1978 | 1,617 | — | #217 | #358 |
| 1977 | 1,840 | — | #202 | #334 |
| 1976 | 2,031 | — | #176 | #305 |
| 1975 | 2,322 | — | #163 | #294 |
| 1974 | 2,439 | — | #158 | #268 |
| 1973 | 2,555 | — | #148 | #272 |
| 1972 | 2,643 | — | #148 | #265 |
| 1971 | 3,084 | — | #145 | #255 |
| 1970 | 2,798 | — | #176 | #243 |
| 1969 | 2,830 | — | #176 | #235 |
| 1968 | 2,820 | — | #186 | #214 |
| 1967 | 2,381 | — | #231 | #206 |
| 1966 | 2,273 | — | #262 | #195 |
| 1965 | 2,392 | — | #289 | #177 |
| 1964 | 2,740 | — | #261 | #176 |
| 1963 | 2,887 | — | #258 | #170 |
| 1962 | 2,992 | — | #272 | #168 |
| 1961 | 3,067 | — | #287 | #161 |
| 1960 | 3,127 | — | #302 | #158 |
| 1959 | 2,495 | — | #337 | #178 |
| 1958 | 2,245 | — | #329 | #194 |
| 1957 | 2,560 | — | #321 | #175 |
| 1956 | 2,328 | — | #321 | #183 |
| 1955 | 2,216 | — | #348 | #174 |
| 1954 | 2,244 | — | #359 | #170 |
| 1953 | 1,833 | — | #358 | #194 |
| 1952 | 1,723 | — | #348 | #194 |
| 1951 | 1,674 | — | #362 | #191 |
| 1950 | 1,540 | — | #365 | #197 |
| 1949 | 1,321 | — | #401 | #210 |
| 1948 | 1,023 | — | #489 | #235 |
| 1947 | 900 | — | #607 | #248 |
| 1946 | 638 | — | #646 | #292 |
| 1945 | 434 | — | #664 | #341 |
| 1944 | 447 | — | #600 | #345 |
| 1943 | 298 | — | #834 | #429 |
| 1942 | 177 | — | #1,237 | #527 |
| 1941 | 145 | — | #1,587 | #543 |
| 1940 | 134 | — | #1,714 | #561 |
| 1939 | 97 | — | #2,819 | #631 |
| 1938 | 81 | — | #2,665 | #732 |
| 1937 | 77 | — | #2,507 | #761 |
| 1936 | 87 | — | #3,252 | #665 |
| 1935 | 115 | — | #4,558 | #550 |
| 1934 | 50 | — | #4,063 | #963 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1932 | 29 | — | #3,752 | #1,534 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,628 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,056 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | #5,219 | #2,245 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | — | #2,813 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #4,693 | #2,263 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,411 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,656 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,659 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,112 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,361 | — |