Recorded 1917–1965 Boys' name Peak 1925 42 births

Kermith — boys' name

42 babies named Kermith in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 boys have been named Kermith since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1965.

42
total births
1917–1965
years on record
1920s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kermith was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kermith in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kermith

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Kermith between 1917 and 1965, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kermith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kermith performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kermith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kermith 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 42 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.

Kermith at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

42

Since 1917

49 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1917

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1965

Kermith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1917

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Kermith by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 26% of Kermith's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kermith?
42 babies have been named Kermith since 1917. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Kermith most popular?
Kermith was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Kermith been used?
Kermith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 49 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Kermith?
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, 1917–1965 (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.