Recorded 2014–2025 Boys' name Peak 2015 52 births

Kershaw — boys' name

52 babies named Kershaw in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

52 boys have been named Kershaw since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

52
total births
2014–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kershaw was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kershaw in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kershaw

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Kershaw between 2014 and 2025, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kershaw currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kershaw performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kershaw shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kershaw 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 52 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.

Kershaw at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

52

Since 2014

12 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2014

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kershaw popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2014

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 20252023202120182017201620152014 5

Kershaw by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 67% of Kershaw's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kershaw?
52 babies have been named Kershaw since 2014. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Kershaw most popular?
Kershaw was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kershaw been used?
Kershaw has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kershaw?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kermit, Kerwin, Kervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2014–2025 (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.