Boys' name · since 1917
Kermith
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Kermith, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 42
- total births
- 1917–1965
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Kermith is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 42 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Kermith recorded 42 times among boys since 1917, 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 1917 to 1965.
- 42 total births
- 1917–1965 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kermith's 42 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kermith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kermith splits its recorded history at 1945: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kermith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1965
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kermith by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Kermith's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kermith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Kermith's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1917–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kermith: Baby Name Since 1917 - 42 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kermith. 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 Kermith 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.