Recorded 1987–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 197 births

Kerah — girls' name

197 babies named Kerah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s382000s952010s53

The verdict

197 girls have been named Kerah since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

197
total births
1987–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kerah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kerah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerah

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Kerah between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kerah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerah 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 197 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.

Kerah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

197

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kerah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 201820132010200720042001199819901987 11

Kerah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 48% of Kerah's all-time total
1980s111990s382000s952010s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerah?
197 babies have been named Kerah since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Kerah most popular?
Kerah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kerah been used?
Kerah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kerah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, 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, 1987–2018 (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.