Unisex name · since 1942
Kerby
Kerby has 884 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,213 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kerby currently ranks #12213 among unisex names in America, with 884 babies recorded since 1942.
Kerby has 884 recorded births among boys since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12213 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #5,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,213 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 884 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerby ranks #5,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,213 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 884 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,213 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kerby's 884 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kerby compares
884 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kerby's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kerby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 884 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kerby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kerby's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kerby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Kerby popularity over time - girls
122 total births recorded since 1983 (Kerby as girls' name)
Kerby by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (172 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Kerby's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Kerby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
172 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 172 births (19% of all-time use).
How Kerby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kerby's total volume
Kerby by state
Where Kerby concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
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What to do with Kerby's data
- Kerby's decade-level peak was the 1960s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kerbys (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kerby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1942–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kerby 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 August 2026.