Girls' name · since 1956
Kerra
Kerra has 1,149 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kerra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,149 recorded since 1956.
Kerra has 1,149 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2019.
- #6,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,149 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerra ranks #6,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,149 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kerra's 1,149 recorded births place it above 90.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kerra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kerra's full recorded timeline at 1991, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kerra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kerra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (337 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Kerra's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kerra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s
1980s
238 births
- 1990s
1990s
337 births
- 2000s
2000s
301 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 337 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kerra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kerra's total volume
Kerra by state
Where Kerra concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
12 of 1,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kerra's data
- Kerra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kerras (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kerra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1956–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kerra 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 August 2026.