Kerrie
Kerrie was the 16144th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 470th; the most babies were born in 1971 (419). Over the last ten years it has moved down 659 places. More babies were named Kerrie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Keri) variant of Kerry · Irish, English
- Rank in 2025
- #16,144 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971419 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,693babies recorded
What does the name Kerrie mean?
Kerrie is a spelling of Keri, pronounced the same way, so it shares Keri's meaning and origin.
Keri is a spelling of Kerry, used mostly for girls. Kerry is the name of an Irish county and a surname; Wiktionary gives two surname origins, an English one from the Old Norse personal name Kári and an Irish one from Ó Ciardha, from ciar, "dark, black". Keri was most popular in the US in the 1970s and 1980s.
ciar (Irish, “dark, black”)Kári (Old Norse, “personal name”)
How sure is this? Probable. Kerry has more than one source; for most American Keris it is a fashionable spelling rather than a family name.
Related names: Kerry, Kerri, Carrie, Ceri.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Keri', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kerry', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Kerrie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 104 since 1962.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,144 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,887 | 8 |
| 2000 | #3,560 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,496 | 104 |
| 1980 | #803 | 202 |
| 1970 | #517 | 376 |
| 1960 | #950 | 126 |
| 1950 | #2,296 | 19 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kerrie, counting every spelling?
Kerrie is a spelling of Keri, a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keri | 14 | #7,686 | 66 |
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 Kerrie?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kerrie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kerrie 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kerrie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kerrie?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Kerrie are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 44 and 58. That makes Kerrie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Kerrie by state
How common Kerrie was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (8.1×), Massachusetts (4.0×), Colorado (1.8×), Iowa (1.8×), Utah (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kerrie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kerrie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kerrie
What does Kerrie mean?
Kerrie is a spelling of Keri, which means “variant of Kerry” (Irish, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kerrie?
Kerrie was the 16144th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 470th; the most babies were born in 1971 (419). Over the last ten years it has moved down 659 places. More babies were named Kerrie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Kerrie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kerrie in the US.
Where was Kerrie most popular?
In 1969–1973, Kerrie was most common in Rhode Island (1.85 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Colorado.