Is Kerby a boy or girl name?

Kerby is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,006 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.1% were girls and 87.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1985, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kerby

Recorded 1942–2025 · United States

Kerby was most popular in 1984, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,382 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,006 people named Kerby.

Kerby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kerby’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerby is mostly a boy’s name — 12.1% of the 1,006 Americans given it were girls and 87.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1985 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kerby

Where Kerby is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Florida 23.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org