Unisex name · since 1952
Keran
25 babies named Keran in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1952–1966
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
25 girls have been named Keran since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keran recorded 25 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1966.
- 25 total births
- 1952–1966 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keran's 25 recorded births place it above 40% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keran's full recorded timeline at 1963, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keran popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1966
- Peak year (1957)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Keran popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Keran as boys' name)
Keran by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Keran's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Keran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Keran's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1960s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keran: Baby Name Since 1952 - 25 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keran. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.