Recorded 1914–1973 Boys' name Peak 1929 261 births

Kermitt — boys' name

261 babies named Kermitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s571930s511940s571950s301960s191970s17
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Kermitt was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kermitt in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kermitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Kermitt between 1914 and 1973, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kermitt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kermitt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kermitt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kermitt 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 261 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.

Kermitt at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

261

Since 1914

60 years of records

Peak year

1929

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1914

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1973

Kermitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1914

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1929)
11
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4681012 19731956194819411932192619191914 5

Kermitt by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
57 births that decade — 22% of Kermitt's all-time total
1910s301920s571930s511940s571950s301960s191970s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kermitt?
261 babies have been named Kermitt since 1914. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1929 with 11 births.
When was Kermitt most popular?
Kermitt was most popular in the 1920s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Kermitt been used?
Kermitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 60 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Kermitt?
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, 1914–1973 (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.