Recorded 2008–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 441 births

Kherington — girls' name

441 babies named Kherington in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1462010s2802020s15
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kherington was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

80 babies were named Kherington in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kherington

The Social Security Administration has registered 441 babies named Kherington between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kherington currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kherington performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kherington shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kherington in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kherington 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 441 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.

Kherington at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

441

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2009

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kherington popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
80
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
020406080100 20212019201720152013201120092008 66

Kherington by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
280 births that decade — 63% of Kherington's all-time total
2000s1462010s2802020s15

Kherington by state

Where Kherington concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kherington
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 7.3%
#2 Florida
12 2.7%
#3 California
11 2.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 2.5%
#5 Georgia
10 2.3%
#6 Missouri
6 1.4%
#7 Illinois
5 1.1%
#8 Indiana
5 1.1%
Texas share of Kherington's total US births 7.3%
Even split

32 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kherington appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kherington?
441 babies have been named Kherington since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 80 births.
When was Kherington most popular?
Kherington was most popular in the 2010s decade with 280 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kherington most popular?
The top states for the name Kherington are Texas (32 births), Florida (12 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Kherington been used?
Kherington has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kherington?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khelani, Khepri, Khelsea, Kheumani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2008–2021 (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.