Kermit vs Kerry

Side-by-side comparison of Kermit and Kerry - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kermit

Boy name

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Name B

Kerry

Boy name · Rank #2686

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Metric Kermit Kerry
Current Rank Unranked #2686
Total Births (all years) 16,445 49,969
Peak Year 1919 1960
Peak Year Births 431 2,176
Peak Decade 1920s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Kermit Kerry
1900s 377 -
1910s 2,687 -
1920s 2,997 93
1930s 2,794 537
1940s 2,654 4,054
1950s 1,965 14,416
1960s 1,442 15,286
1970s 841 6,662
1980s 337 4,406
1990s 176 2,510
2000s 100 1,152
2010s 63 578
2020s 12 275

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kermit Kerry
2014 13 62
2015 7 62
2016 - 53
2017 5 57
2018 10 51
2019 - 43
2020 - 39
2021 - 42
2022 6 55
2023 - 35
2024 - 49
2025 6 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2025.

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