Unisex name · since 1996
Kerrington
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 825 babies named Kerrington, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
825 babies have been named Kerrington since 1996, making it today's #10444 unisex name.
Kerrington has 825 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10444 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,444 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 825 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerrington ranks #8,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,444 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 825 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kerrington's 825 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kerrington compares
825 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kerrington's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kerrington | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kerrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kerrington splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kerrington popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kerrington popularity over time - boys
178 total births recorded since 1989 (Kerrington as boys' name)
Kerrington by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (398 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kerrington's strongest decade.
398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kerrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
398 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 398 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kerrington 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 Kerrington's total volume
Kerrington by state
Where Kerrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 26 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
26 of 825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kerrington appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kerrington's data
- Kerrington's decade-level peak was the 2010s (398 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kerringtons (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kerrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kerrington 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.