Ker — boys' name
10 babies named Ker in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 boys have been named Ker since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 10
- total births
- 1983–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Ker was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Ker in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ker
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ker between 1983 and 1991, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ker currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Ker is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1989.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ker performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ker shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ker 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 10 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.
Ker at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ker popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1983
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
10 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 5 births in a single year.
Ker popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Ker as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Ker accounts for 33% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ker by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Ker's all-time total
Ker decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Ker's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1983–1991 (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.