US rank #12008 Boys' name Peak 2022 30 births

Kerwens — #12008 US boys' name

30 babies named Kerwens in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s24
#12008
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Kerwens was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kerwens in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerwens

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Kerwens between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerwens currently holds the #12008 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerwens performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kerwens shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerwens 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 30 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.

Kerwens at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

30

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,008

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kerwens popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5678910 2024202320222019 6

Kerwens by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 80% of Kerwens's all-time total
2010s62020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerwens?
30 babies have been named Kerwens since 2019. It currently ranks #12008 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Kerwens most popular?
Kerwens was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kerwens been used?
Kerwens has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kerwens?
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.

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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, 2019–2024 (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.