Kerry
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning dark-haired; from County Kerry.
Babies a year
87
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kerry by the numbers
Kerry was given to 87 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 2,206 babies in 1971, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kerry. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kerridark-haired; form of kerry32 in the US (2017)
- Kirbychurch settlement; from Old English cirice and by78 in the US (2017)
- Kelbyfrom the farm by the spring; dwelling by the spring42 in the US (2017)
- Kendyvalley of the river Kent; a form of Kendall7 in the US (2017)
- Kerriedark-haired; a form of Kerry5 in the US (2017)
- Kenzy30 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kerry
Names that are said the same way as Kerry, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kerry, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kerry
Nobody has voted for Kerry yet
Vote for Kerry and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Kerry