Keiry
Keiry was the 2556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1836th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 266 places. More babies were named Keiry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kairi) video-game name; Estonian coinage · Japanese, Estonian
- Rank in 2025
- #2,556 girls, up 206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,070babies recorded
What does the name Keiry mean?
Keiry is a spelling of Kairi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kairi's meaning and origin.
Kairi has more than one source. In the US its rise follows Kairi, a heroine of the Kingdom Hearts video games (from 2002); in Japanese the name can be written with characters such as 海 'sea' and 里 'village', so its meaning depends on the writing. In Estonian, Kairi is a modern coinage that Wiktionary suggests may combine Kai (Catherine) and Maria. SSA records it from the 1970s.
海 (kai) (Japanese, “sea”)里 (ri) (Japanese, “village”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. No single origin; the video-game influence is inferred from timing.
See also: Japanese names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kairi' (Estonian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Keiry popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,556 | 69 |
| 2020 | #2,762 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,995 | 57 |
| 2000 | #3,139 | 44 |
| 1990 | #8,845 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keiry, counting every spelling?
Keiry is a spelling of Kairi, a name family that ranked #810 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,556 for Keiry on its own. Together these spellings went to 335 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairi | 239 | #1,041 | 1,354 |
| Keiry | 69 | #2,556 | 388 |
| Kairy | 20 | #6,012 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keiry?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keiry (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keiry born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keiry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keiry?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Keiry are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Keiry mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keiry by state
How common Keiry was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (5.7×), Virginia (2.8×), New York (1.8×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keiry: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keiry, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keiry
What does Keiry mean?
Keiry is a spelling of Kairi, usually explained as “video-game name; Estonian coinage”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Keiry?
Keiry was the 2556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1836th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 266 places. More babies were named Keiry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keiry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keiry in the US.
Where is Keiry most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keiry was most common in Maryland (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and New York.