Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 2001 424 births

Kearston — girls' name

424 babies named Kearston in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s631990s1452000s1592010s25
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kearston was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kearston in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kearston

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Kearston between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kearston currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kearston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kearston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kearston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 424 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kearston at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

424

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kearston popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 20152008200319981993198819811978 21

Kearston popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1978 (Kearston as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1978 6

Kearston by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
159 births that decade — 38% of Kearston's all-time total
1970s321980s631990s1452000s1592010s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kearston?
424 babies have been named Kearston since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Kearston most popular?
Kearston was most popular in the 2000s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Kearston been used?
Kearston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kearston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.