Kern vs Kerry

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

Name A

Kern

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Name B

Kerry

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Metric Kern Kerry
Current Rank Unranked #2686
Total Births (all years) 744 49,969
Peak Year 1952 1960
Peak Year Births 21 2,176
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Kern Kerry
1910s 39 -
1920s 53 93
1930s 66 537
1940s 99 4,054
1950s 150 14,416
1960s 134 15,286
1970s 83 6,662
1980s 49 4,406
1990s 46 2,510
2000s 19 1,152
2010s 6 578
2020s - 275

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kern Kerry
2014 - 62
2015 - 62
2016 - 53
2017 - 57
2018 - 51
2019 - 43
2020 - 39
2021 - 42
2022 - 55
2023 - 35
2024 - 49
2025 - 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, 1914–2012.

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