Kerry

Unisex surnames/place names #8274 in 2023

Kerry is a unisex name of surnames/place names origin.

Meaning of Kerry

Originally in Montgomeryshire. Welsh spelling: Ceri. As an English surname, from a personal name derived from Kári. As an - surname, from t=descendant of Ciardha, from t=black.

Popularity of Kerry

Popularity, 1920–2023

48 births in 2023

1920 2023

98,506 U.S. births recorded from 1920–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1960

3,127 babies

First recorded

1920

103 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Kenneth

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Kevin

Boy · Irish

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Cóemgen

Karen

Girl · Ancient Greek

From Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark

Kimberly

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”)

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.