Kerney — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kerney

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Kerney between 1914 and 1973, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kerney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kerney in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerney 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 248 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.