John Kerry
There are approximately 20 people named John Kerry living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name John with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kerry. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named John
2.9M
Alive today
Named Kerry
2.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.9M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 57
Estimated bearers: 2.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #14,579
Per 100K: 0.69
Top ancestry: White (83.5%)
First name trend
John: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name John. The peak year was 1947 with 88,524 births. The average person named John today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kerry surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kerry, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.5%.
- White83.5%
- Black or African American10.6%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Unknown or suppressed1.8%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name John has a living-bearer frequency of 0.8581% of the US population, based on 2,941,241 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kerry appears at a rate of 0.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0007%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 20 people with the full name John Kerry. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named John
FAQ
John Kerry: questions and answers
How many people are named John Kerry?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name John Kerry. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.8581%) with the surname frequency (0.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name John Kerry?
We classify John Kerry as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is John a male or female name?
John is predominantly male. Out of 5,196,210 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full John profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.