Unisex name · since 1977
Kerian
Kerian has 24 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Kerian since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kerian recorded 24 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1997.
- #43,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerian ranks #43,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kerian's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kerian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kerian's full recorded timeline at 1995, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kerian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1997
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kerian popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 1998 (Kerian as boys' name)
Kerian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Kerian's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Kerian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kerian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1977–1997 (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 Kerian 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.