Girls' name · since 1962
Kerrilyn
107 babies named Kerrilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 1962–1996
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
107 girls have been named Kerrilyn since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerrilyn has been recorded 107 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1996.
- 107 total births
- 1962–1996 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerrilyn's 107 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kerrilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kerrilyn splits its recorded history at 1978: 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 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kerrilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1996
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kerrilyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kerrilyn's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kerrilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (43% of all-time use).
Kerrilyn by state
Where Kerrilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 107 births nationwide.
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- Kerrilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kerrilyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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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, 1962–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerrilyn: Baby Name Since 1962 - 107 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerrilyn. 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 Kerrilyn 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.