Kery
The Story of Kery
As a girl name
American parents first put Kery on the record books as a girl name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 8 Kerys were born — ranking #6,946 that year. About 57% of every Kery on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Kery last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 76 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kery first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 8 births, good for #4,967 nationwide. About 42% of every Kery on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Kery last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 60 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kery
Kery is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 76 births in the dataset. Kery's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #6,946. Use the chart and map above to compare Kery's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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