Recorded 1978–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 68 births

Kerston — girls' name

68 babies named Kerston in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

68 girls have been named Kerston since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

68
total births
1978–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kerston was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kerston in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerston

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Kerston between 1978 and 2002, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kerston currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerston performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kerston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerston 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 68 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.

Kerston at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

68

Since 1978

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1978

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kerston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1978

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2002200120001999199819951994199119831978 10

Kerston by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 47% of Kerston's all-time total
1970s101980s61990s322000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerston?
68 babies have been named Kerston since 1978. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Kerston most popular?
Kerston was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kerston been used?
Kerston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 25 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kerston?
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, 1978–2002 (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.