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Keri

Keri is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
324 male / 31,940 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Keri

If you do not know Keri’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Keri,” in English, “Guten Tag Keri,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Keri,

German

Guten Tag Keri,

French

Bonjour Keri,

Spanish

Estimado/a Keri:

Chinese

Keri您好：

Japanese

Keri様

English

Hi Keri,

German

Hi Keri,

French

Salut Keri,

Spanish

Hola Keri,

Chinese

Keri你好：

Japanese

Keriさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Keri by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

324 male · 31,940 female · 32,264 births recorded

Male ≈ 1%Female ≈ 99%

Records from 1980–2017: 1.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Keri a male or female name?

Keri is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Keri in an email?

If you do not know Keri’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Keri,” in English, “Guten Tag Keri,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Keri a unisex name?

Keri is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Keri a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/keri. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_keri,
  title  = {Is Keri a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/keri},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}