Recorded 1962–1996 Girls' name Peak 1974 107 births

Kerrilyn — girls' name

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.

1960s121970s461980s331990s16

The verdict

107 girls have been named Kerrilyn since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

107
total births
1962–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kerrilyn was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kerrilyn in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerrilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Kerrilyn between 1962 and 1996, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerrilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerrilyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kerrilyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kerrilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerrilyn 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 107 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.

Kerrilyn at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

107

Since 1962

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1962

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kerrilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1962

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
45678910 1996198919821977197219691962 5

Kerrilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 43% of Kerrilyn's all-time total
1960s121970s461980s331990s16

Kerrilyn by state

Where Kerrilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kerrilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.7%
New York share of Kerrilyn's total US births 4.7%

5 of 107 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerrilyn?
107 babies have been named Kerrilyn since 1962. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Kerrilyn most popular?
Kerrilyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Kerrilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kerrilyn are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kerrilyn been used?
Kerrilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 35 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kerrilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1962–1996 (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.