Girls' name · since 1953
Keryl
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Keryl, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 66
- total births
- 1953–1968
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Keryl sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Keryl recorded 66 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1968.
- 66 total births
- 1953–1968 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keryl's 66 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keryl splits its recorded history at 1960: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keryl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1968
- Peak year (1960)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Keryl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Keryl's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Keryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Keryl's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1960s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1953–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keryl: Baby Name Since 1953 - 66 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keryl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keryl 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 July 2026.