Boys' name · since 1920
Kermet
Kermet has 11 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1920–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Kermet is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Kermet recorded 11 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1925.
- 11 total births
- 1920–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kermet's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kermet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kermet splits its recorded history at 1925: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kermet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kermet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Kermet's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kermet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 1920–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kermet: Baby Name Since 1920 - 11 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kermet. 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 Kermet 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.