Girls' name · since 1983

Kerbie

Kerbie has 18 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

18
total births
1983–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Kerbie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1983.

Social Security Administration records show Kerbie recorded 18 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1988.

  • 18 total births
  • 1983–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kerbie's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kerbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kerbie splits its recorded history at 1984: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kerbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198319841988 6

Kerbie by decade

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

1980s was Kerbie's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kerbie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerbie?
Kerbie has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 7 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Kerbie most popular?
Kerbie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Kerbie been used?
The SSA has tracked Kerbie since 1983 -- 6 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Kerbie?
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 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, 1983–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kerbie: Baby Name Since 1983 - 18 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerbie. 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 Kerbie 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.