Kerry vs Kermit

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

Name A

Kerry

Boy name · Rank #2676

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Name B

Kermit

Boy name

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Metric Kerry Kermit
Current Rank #2676 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 49,911 16,440
Peak Year 1960 1919
Peak Year Births 2,176 431
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Kerry Kermit
1900ss — 377
1910ss — 2,687
1920ss 93 2,997
1930ss 537 2,794
1940ss 4,053 2,654
1950ss 14,417 1,965
1960ss 15,283 1,442
1970ss 6,662 842
1980ss 4,406 337
1990ss 2,510 176
2000ss 1,152 100
2010ss 578 63
2020ss 220 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1921–2024.

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