Girls' name · since 1978
Kerston
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Kerston, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 68
- total births
- 1978–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Kerston is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 68 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Kerston recorded 68 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2002.
- 68 total births
- 1978–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerston's 68 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kerston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kerston's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kerston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2002
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kerston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kerston's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kerston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Kerston's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2000s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1978–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerston: Baby Name Since 1978 - 68 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerston. 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 Kerston 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.