Girls' name · since 1965
Kerensa
457 babies named Kerensa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
457 girls have been named Kerensa since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerensa has been recorded 457 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2024.
- #12,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 457 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerensa ranks #12,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 457 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kerensa's 457 recorded births place it above 82.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kerensa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kerensa splits its recorded history at 1982: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kerensa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kerensa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (232 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Kerensa's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kerensa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 232 births (51% of all-time use).
Kerensa by state
Where Kerensa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kerensa's data
- Kerensa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kerensas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kerensa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1965–2024 (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 Kerensa 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.