Recorded 1984–1993 Boys' name Peak 1986 32 births

Kerek — boys' name

32 babies named Kerek in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s10

The verdict

32 boys have been named Kerek since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

32
total births
1984–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Kerek was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kerek in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerek

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Kerek between 1984 and 1993, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerek performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kerek shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerek 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 32 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.

Kerek at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

32

Since 1984

10 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1984

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1993

Kerek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1984

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199319911988198619851984 5

Kerek by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 69% of Kerek's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerek?
32 babies have been named Kerek since 1984. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Kerek most popular?
Kerek was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Kerek been used?
Kerek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 10 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kerek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kermit, Kerwin, Kervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1993 (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.