Recorded 1974–1989 Girls' name Peak 1974 31 births

Kersha — girls' name

31 babies named Kersha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Kersha since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

31
total births
1974–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Kersha was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kersha in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kersha

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Kersha between 1974 and 1989, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kersha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kersha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kersha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kersha 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 31 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.

Kersha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

31

Since 1974

16 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1974

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1989

Kersha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1974

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5.566.577.5 19891977197619751974 7

Kersha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 81% of Kersha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kersha?
31 babies have been named Kersha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Kersha most popular?
Kersha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Kersha been used?
Kersha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 16 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Kersha?
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, 1974–1989 (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.