Kerr — boys' name
23 babies named Kerr in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
23 boys have been named Kerr since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2023.
- 23
- total births
- 1972–2023
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
30% of everyone ever named Kerr was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Kerr in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kerr
The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kerr between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerr currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerr performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kerr shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kerr 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 23 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.
Kerr at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kerr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2023.
23 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 7 births in a single year.
Kerr by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 7 births that decade — 30% of Kerr's all-time total
Kerr decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Kerr's strongest decade
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–2023 (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.