Names / Unisex names
Kerry
Current rank
#2,464
holding steady
All-time peak
#158
in 1960
First recorded
1920
in U.S. data
Children named
98,600
since 1920
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #158 in 1960 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kerry first shows up in American naming records in 1920, where it reads as a unisex name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It hit its high in 1960 at #158. More than 98,600 children have been given the name overall.