Recorded 1988–2013 Girls' name Peak 1997 36 births

Kerena — girls' name

36 babies named Kerena in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Kerena since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

36
total births
1988–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kerena in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerena

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Kerena between 1988 and 2013, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kerena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerena 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 36 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.

Kerena at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

36

Since 1988

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1988

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kerena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1988

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Kerena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 69% of Kerena's all-time total
1980s61990s252010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerena?
36 babies have been named Kerena since 1988. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Kerena most popular?
Kerena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kerena been used?
Kerena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 26 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kerena?
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, 1988–2013 (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.