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Kerri

Kerri: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark-haired”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KER-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually a variant of Kerry or Keri. As a given name it is often linked to the Irish surname Ó Ciardha, from ciar meaning 'dark'.

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How popular is Kerri?

20245.4 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kerri in 202418

Peak year1975

Total US babies since 188037,359

Kerri is fading: recent use is about 37% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kerri

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kerrypeople of Ciar · Irish
  • Keridark-haired · Irish
  • Kerriedark-haired · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish

Kerri questions

What does the name Kerri mean?

Kerri means "dark-haired". It comes from Irish. Usually a variant of Kerry or Keri. As a given name it is often linked to the Irish surname Ó Ciardha, from ciar meaning 'dark'.

Is Kerri a boy or girl name?

Kerri is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kerri?

18 US babies were named Kerri in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.

How do you pronounce Kerri?

Kerri is usually pronounced KER-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.