Kerly
#21,155 most common girls' name of all time · #34,467 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1997–2025
Rank among girls
#21,155
Rank overall
#34,467 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
148
Since 2016
87
Peak year
2024 #6,815
Best rank
#6,815 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Kerly first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,708 |
| 2024 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2023 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,336 |
| 2022 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,306 |
| 2021 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,689 |
| 2020 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,722 |
| 2017 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,982 |
| 2016 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,572 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,709 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,040 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,924 |
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,619 |
| 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,097 |
| 2002 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,223 |
| 2000 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,898 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,999 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,628 |