Kerma — girls' name
39 babies named Kerma in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
39 girls have been named Kerma since 1920, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1958.
- 39
- total births
- 1920–1958
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
49% of everyone ever named Kerma was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Kerma in 1934 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kerma
The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Kerma between 1920 and 1958, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerma performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kerma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kerma 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 39 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.
Kerma at a glance
Last recorded 1958Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kerma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1920
- Peak year (1934)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1958.
39 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1934 with 7 births in a single year.
Kerma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 19 births that decade — 49% of Kerma's all-time total
Kerma decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Kerma's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
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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, 1920–1958 (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.