The first name Keri
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kerry.
A form of Kerry.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Keri last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 37 births (#643).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Keri with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Keri at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Keri, the 7,686th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 1,502 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Keri
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Keri HilsonAmerican R&B singer, born 1982
- Keri RussellAmerican actress, born 1976
- Keri SableAmerican pornographic actress, born 1986
- Keri KelliAmerican guitarist, born 1971
- Keri WindsorAmerican pornographic film actress, born 1973
- Keri-Lynn WilsonCanadian conductor, born 1967
- Keri HermanAmerican freestyle skier, born 1986
- Keri SmithCanadian writer, born 1973
- Reagan FoxxAmerican pornographic actress, born 1970
Questions
- How popular is the name Keri?
- In 2010, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Keri, ranking 5,707th. Its peak was 1996, with 37 births.
- Is Keri a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 32,386 US babies named Keri since 1880 were girls.
- When was Keri most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 1,502 babies were named Keri, its highest rank at 174th.
- What name is Keri a form of?
- Keri is a form of Kerry.