Recorded 1912–1976 Boys' name Peak 1963 75 births

Kerman — boys' name

75 babies named Kerman in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s111940s101950s161960s221970s10
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kerman was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kerman in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerman

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Kerman between 1912 and 1976, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerman performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kerman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerman 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 75 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.

Kerman at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

75

Since 1912

65 years of records

Peak year

1963

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1912

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1976

Kerman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1912

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1963)
7
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19761968196319561950194019241912 6

Kerman by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
22 births that decade — 29% of Kerman's all-time total
1910s61920s111940s101950s161960s221970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerman?
75 babies have been named Kerman since 1912. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1963 with 7 births.
When was Kerman most popular?
Kerman was most popular in the 1960s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Kerman been used?
Kerman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 65 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Kerman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kermit, Kerwin, Kervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1976 (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.