Kerry is from the Irish County Kerry (*Ciarraí*, "the people of Ciar") — from *ciar*, "dark, black." **A top-100 US baby name from 1968 to 1974, peaking at #74 in 1969**. **Kerry Washington (born 1977)** — **American actress; played Olivia Pope on ABC's *Scandal* (2012-2018) — one of the first Black women to lead a network drama in nearly 40 years; the role earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2013, 2014) and a Golden Globe nomination**. **Founded production company Simpson Street; produces Hulu's *Little Fires Everywhere* (2020) for which she received another Emmy nomination**. **Founder of the When We All Vote initiative (2018) co-chaired with Michelle Obama**. **Kerry Russell** — actually Keri Russell (different spelling). **Kerry Madsen** — Australian sprintcar racer. **Kerry-Anne Kennerley** — Australian TV host. **Kerry Strug (born 1977)** — American gymnast; her iconic one-footed vault landing on an injured ankle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics secured Team USA's first Olympic team gold in women's gymnastics; she was carried to the podium by coach Béla Károlyi. The moment is one of the most-watched Olympic memories of the 1990s.
Featured throughout American TV, gymnastics, and Irish heritage.
Kerry reduces to three — the number of Scandal.