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Baby name
Kerry
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49% girls / 51% boys
Origin of the name
Kerry is the name of a county of Ireland.
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Where babies named Kerry are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kerry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kerry is most common in Louisiana (3.3 times), Utah (2.1) and Alabama (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Kerry are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kerry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kerry is most common in Massachusetts (3.5 times), Rhode Island (2.6) and New Hampshire (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 15% | 85% |
| 1930s | 10% | 90% |
| 1940s | 27% | 73% |
| 1950s | 31% | 69% |
| 1960s | 44% | 56% |
| 1970s | 71% | 29% |
| 1980s | 63% | 37% |
| 1990s | 58% | 42% |
| 2000s | 45% | 55% |
| 2010s | 34% | 66% |
| 2020s | 26% | 74% |