Boys' name · since 1943
Kert
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Kert, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 229
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 229 have been recorded since 1943.
Kert has 229 recorded births among boys since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1993.
- #12,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 229 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kert ranks #12,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 229
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kert's 229 recorded births place it above 73.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kert's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1993
- Peak year (1964)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kert by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (105 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Kert's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 105 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Kert's decade-level peak was the 1960s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1943–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kert 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 August 2026.