Girls' name · since 1961
Kerryn
Kerryn has 187 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 187
- total births
- 1961–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
187 girls have been named Kerryn since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerryn has been recorded 187 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2007.
- 187 total births
- 1961–2007 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerryn's 187 recorded births place it above 72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Kerryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kerryn's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kerryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kerryn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kerryn's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kerryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (32% of all-time use).
Kerryn by state
Where Kerryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 187 births nationwide.
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- Kerryn's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kerryns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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, 1961–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerryn: Baby Name Since 1961 - 187 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerryn. 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 Kerryn 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.