Girls' name · since 1967
Kerith
Kerith has 189 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 189
- total births
- 1967–2011
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Kerith sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 189 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerith has been recorded 189 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 2011.
- 189 total births
- 1967–2011 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerith's 189 recorded births place it above 72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kerith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kerith's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kerith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2011
- Peak year (1968)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kerith by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kerith's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kerith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (44% of all-time use).
Kerith by state
Where Kerith concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
7 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kerith's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keriths (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1967–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerith: Baby Name Since 1967 - 189 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerith. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kerith 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 July 2026.