Recorded 1943–1993 Boys' name Peak 1964 229 births

Kert — boys' name

229 babies named Kert in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s531960s1051970s491980s61990s5
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kert was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kert in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kert

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Kert between 1943 and 1993, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kert performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kert 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 229 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.

Kert at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

229

Since 1943

51 years of records

Peak year

1964

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1943

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1993

Kert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1943

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1964)
17
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 19931972196819641960195619481943 6

Kert by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
105 births that decade — 46% of Kert's all-time total
1940s111950s531960s1051970s491980s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kert?
229 babies have been named Kert since 1943. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1964 with 17 births.
When was Kert most popular?
Kert was most popular in the 1960s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Kert been used?
Kert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 51 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kert?
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, 1943–1993 (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.