Boys' name · since 1913
Kerwin
Kerwin has 2,470 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,470
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,470 babies have been named Kerwin since 1913, making it today's #12097 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kerwin recorded 2,470 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #12097 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #2,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,470 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerwin ranks #2,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,470 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,470
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kerwin's 2,470 recorded births place it above 93.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kerwin compares
2,470 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kerwin's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kerwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,470 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kerwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kerwin's full recorded timeline at 1971, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 89 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kerwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Kerwin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (559 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Kerwin's strongest decade.
559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kerwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 113
1940s
113 births
- 1950s
1950s
384 births
- 1960s
1960s
559 births
- 1970s
1970s
318 births
- 1980s
1980s
332 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s 189
2000s
189 births
- 2010s 111
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 559 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kerwin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kerwin's total volume
Kerwin by state
Where Kerwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 102 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 72 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 68 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 65 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.2% |
102 of 2,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kerwin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kerwin's data
- Kerwin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (559 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kerwins (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Kerwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Kerwin 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.